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: makes / waste. / Haste
- 2.Make a sentence: Haste / waste. / makes
- 3.The early bird ___ the worm. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch
- 4.What does “Every cloud has a silver lining.” mean? (a) अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए। (b) करत-करत अभ्यास के जड़मति होत सुजान। (c) हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- 5.Choose the English for: “एक से भले दो।” (a) Two heads are better than one. (b) Don't judge a book by its cover. (c) As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 6.Better late ___ never. (a) that (b) then (c) than
- 7.___ speak louder than words. (a) Action (b) Actions (c) Acting
- 8.Choose the English for: “जल्दी का काम शैतान का।” (a) As you sow, so shall you reap. (b) Practice makes perfect. (c) Haste makes waste.
- 9.Make a sentence: most / noise. / Empty / the / vessels / make
- 10.Choose the English for: “जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।” (a) Where there is a will, there is a way. (b) Actions speak louder than words. (c) Two heads are better than one.
- 11.Make a sentence: than / late / never. / Better
- 12.Every cloud has a silver ___. (a) lining (b) line (c) linen
- 13.Make a sentence: is / grandmother / that / My / health / always / says / wealth.
- 14.Choose the English for: “किसी को सिर्फ़ उसके रूप-रंग से मत परखो।” (a) Empty vessels make the most noise. (b) Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect. (c) Don't judge a book by its cover.
- 15.Empty vessels make the most ___. (a) noises (b) noise (c) noisy
- 16.What does “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (c) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- 17.What does “Where there is a will, there is a way.” mean? (a) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (b) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 18.As they ___, better late than never. (a) say (b) says (c) saying
- 19.Practice makes ___. (a) perfection (b) perfectly (c) perfect
- 20.What does “My grandmother always says that health is wealth.” mean? (a) मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है। (b) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (c) समय किसी का इंतज़ार नहीं करता।
- 21.Make a sentence: the / bird / catches / early / The / worm.
- 22.Don't judge a book ___ its cover. (a) with (b) from (c) by
- 23.Make a sentence: cover. / book / Don't / its / judge / by / a
- 24.What does “Keep practising daily because practice makes perfect.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (c) मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- 25.Make a sentence: make / water / ocean. / drops / Little / of / mighty / the
- 26.Make a sentence: indeed. / in / need / A / friend / is / a / friend
- 27.Make a sentence: drops / mighty / water / make / ocean. / of / Little / the
- 28.What does “Actions speak louder than words.” mean? (a) कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है। (b) जैसी करनी, वैसी भरनी। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 29.Two heads are better ___ one. (a) then (b) from (c) than
- 30.Make a sentence: lining. / silver / a / cloud / has / Every
- 31.Make a sentence: perfect. / Practice / makes
- 32.Make a sentence: words. / louder / Actions / than / speak
- 33.What does “The early bird catches the worm.” mean? (a) रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है। (b) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है। (c) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- 34.Make a sentence: silver / lining. / has / Every / cloud / a
- 35.Make a sentence: Don't / hatch. / your / before / they / chickens / count
- 36.What does “Better late than never.” mean? (a) जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। (b) देर आए, दुरुस्त आए। (c) जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- 37.Choose the English for: “अधजल गगरी छलकत जाए।” (a) Don't count your chickens before they hatch. (b) As you sow, so shall you reap. (c) Empty vessels make the most noise.
- 38.Make a sentence: they / your / Don't / before / hatch. / count / chickens
- 39.Make a sentence: than / speak / Actions / words. / louder
- 40.Make a sentence: never. / late / Better / than
Answer key
- Haste makes waste.
- Haste makes waste.
- catches
- हर मुश्किल में कोई अच्छी बात छुपी होती है।
- Two heads are better than one.
- than
- Actions
- Haste makes waste.
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
- Better late than never.
- lining
- My grandmother always says that health is wealth.
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- noise
- मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है।
- जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह।
- say
- perfect
- मेरी दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि सेहत ही असली धन है।
- The early bird catches the worm.
- by
- Don't judge a book by its cover.
- रोज़ अभ्यास करते रहो, क्योंकि अभ्यास से ही निपुणता आती है।
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
- कथनी से करनी बड़ी होती है।
- than
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Practice makes perfect.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- जो जल्दी शुरू करता है, वही फ़ायदा पाता है।
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- देर आए, दुरुस्त आए।
- Empty vessels make the most noise.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Better late than never.
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