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