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