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