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