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