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