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