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