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