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