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