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