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