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