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