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