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