English Proverbs Worksheet with Hindi Meaning
How to say it (As they say, + proverb): Learn the meaning, not word for word: Better late than never = देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। Introduce it: As they say, … / There is a saying, … — As they say, practice makes perfect. Use it after a real situation, not alone: You came early — the early bird catches the worm! Keep the words fixed: say 'Haste makes waste', not 'Hurry makes waste'. Proverbs never change form.
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- 1.___ speak louder than words. (a) Acting (b) Action (c) Actions
- 2.What does “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है। (c) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
- 3.Choose the English for: “मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।” (a) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (b) Better late than never. (c) Where there is a will, there is a way.
- 4.What does “Every cloud has a silver lining.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- 5.Better late ___ never. (a) then (b) than (c) that
- 6.Choose the English for: “जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।” (a) As you sow, so shall you reap. (b) Better late than never. (c) Actions speak louder than words.
- 7.Make a sentence: late / never. / than / Better
- 8.Make a sentence: Every / has / a / lining. / silver / cloud
- 9.Make a sentence: most / vessels / the / noise. / Empty / make
- 10.What does “Actions speak louder than words.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो। (c) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- 11.Make a sentence: drops / of / make / the / Little / ocean. / mighty / water
- 12.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (b) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (c) काम होने से पहले ख़्याली पुलाव मत पकाओ।
- 13.What does “Haste makes waste.” mean? (a) एक से भले दो। (b) जल्दी का काम शैतान का। (c) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
- 14.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noisy (c) noise
- 15.Practice makes ___. (a) perfect (b) perfectly (c) perfection
- 16.Make a sentence: waste. / makes / Haste
- 17.Make a sentence: Empty / most / the / make / noise. / vessels
- 18.What does “Two heads are better than one.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- 19.What does “Time and tide wait for none.” mean? (a) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है। (b) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- 20.Choose the English for: “करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (c) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 21.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) lining (b) line (c) linen
- 22.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catches
- 23.Make a sentence: practice / perfect. / makes / because / daily / practising / Keep
- 24.Make a sentence: Better / never. / than / late
- 25.Make a sentence: grandmother / that / always / is / wealth. / says / health / My
- 26.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) from (b) by (c) with
- 27.As they ___, better late than never. (a) says (b) say (c) saying
- 28.Make a sentence: chickens / before / hatch. / they / Don't / your / count
- 29.Make a sentence: noise. / most / make / the / vessels / Empty
- 30.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) than (b) from (c) then
- 31.What does “Slow and steady wins the race.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- 32.Choose the English for: “रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।” (a) The early bird catches the worm. (b) Every cloud has a silver lining. (c) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- 33.What does “Practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (b) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता। (c) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- 34.Make a sentence: perfect. / because / practice / practising / daily / makes / Keep
- 35.Choose the English for: “देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।” (a) Slow and steady wins the race. (b) Where there is a will, there is a way. (c) Better late than never.
- 36.What does “As you sow, so shall you reap.” mean? (a) धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है। (b) एक से भले दो। (c) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
- 37.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) The early bird catches the worm. (b) Empty vessels make the most noise. (c) Where there is a will, there is a way.
- 38.Make a sentence: than / late / never. / Better
- 39.Choose the English for: “समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।” (a) Practice makes perfect. (b) Time and tide wait for none. (c) Slow and steady wins the race.
- 40.Choose the English for: “किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।” (a) Don't judge a book by its cover. (b) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (c) Time and tide wait for none.
Answer key
- Actions
- बूँद-बूँद से घड़ा भरता है।
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- than
- As you sow, so shall you reap.
- Better late than never.
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- जल्दी का काम शैतान का।
- noise
- perfect
- Haste makes waste.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- एक से भले दो।
- समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- Practice makes perfect.
- lining
- catches
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- Better late than never.
- My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
- by
- say
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- than
- धीरे-धीरे चलने वाला ही रेस जीतता है।
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान।
- Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.
- Better late than never.
- जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी।
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
- Better late than never.
- Time and tide wait for none.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
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