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