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