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