Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet
How to say it (kn → n, wr → r, mb → m; silent h in hour, l in walk): Silent K, W, B: knife, know, knee (नाइफ़, नो); write, wrong; comb, climb, thumb. Don't say 'k-nife' or 'climb-b'. Silent T, L, H, G: listen, castle; walk, talk, half; hour, honest; sign, foreign. -ed: /t/ after p, k, s, sh, ch (helped, walked); /d/ after other voiced sounds (played, cleaned); /id/ after t or d (wanted, needed). -s / -es: /s/ after p, t, k (cups, books); /z/ after voiced sounds (pens, bags); /iz/ after s, sh, ch, z (buses, watches).
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- 1.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
- 2.Make a sentence: We / walk / to / the / shop. / kirana
- 3.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
- 4.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 5.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
- 6.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
- 7.Make a sentence: kirana / the / to / shop. / walk / We
- 8.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 10.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 12.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
- 13.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / knife. / Please
- 14.Make a sentence: with / the / needed / He / help / forms.
- 15.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 16.Make a sentence: I / wrong / the / wrote / number.
- 17.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 18.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 19.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
- 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 21.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 22.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
- 23.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 24.Make a sentence: I / hurt / in / knee / the / match. / my
- 25.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
- 26.Make a sentence: of / cup / wanted / chai. / I / a
- 27.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 28.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- 29.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
- 30.Make a sentence: walked / to / the / bus / She / stop.
- 31.Make a sentence: My / watches / news. / father / the
- 32.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 33.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please pass me the knife.
- 34.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
- 35.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 36.Make a sentence: hurt / knee / in / my / match. / I / the
- 37.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
- 38.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
- 39.Make a sentence: listen / Please / announcement. / the / to
- 40.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
Answer key
- /d/
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- sign
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- sign
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- half
- Please pass me the knife.
- He needed help with the forms.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- I know the answer.
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- /t/
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- knife
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- He needed help with the forms.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- /d/
- She walked to the bus stop.
- My father watches the news.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- She bought two pens and three books.
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- half
- half
- Please listen to the announcement.
- She walked to the bus stop.
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