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