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