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