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.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) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) My father watches the news.
- 3.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 4.Make a sentence: of / wanted / cup / chai. / I / a
- 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please sign the form here.
- 6.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
- 7.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 8.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
- 10.Make a sentence: lane. / We / in / cricket / played / the
- 11.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
- 12.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
- 13.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
- 14.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- 15.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 16.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
- 17.Make a sentence: here. / form / the / Please / sign
- 18.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- 19.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 20.Make a sentence: is / honest / shopkeeper. / He / an
- 21.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 22.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 23.Make a sentence: to / the / Please / announcement. / listen
- 24.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
- 25.Make a sentence: half / hour / an / train / is / The / late.
- 26.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 27.Make a sentence: He / forms. / with / the / needed / help
- 28.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- 29.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 30.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
- 31.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / Please / listen / the
- 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 33.Make a sentence: wrote / I / the / wrong / number.
- 34.Make a sentence: knee / hurt / my / match. / in / I / the
- 35.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 36.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
- 37.Make a sentence: cricket / lane. / in / played / We / the
- 38.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
- 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 40.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
Answer key
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- Please sign the form here.
- /iz/
- She bought two pens and three books.
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- I know the answer.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- The train is half an hour late.
- My father watches the news.
- /id/
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- The buses are very crowded.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- Please sign the form here.
- कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- I wrote the wrong number.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- listen
- The train is half an hour late.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- He needed help with the forms.
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- half
- Please listen to the announcement.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- /d/
- We played cricket in the lane.
- honest
- Please pass me the knife.
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
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