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