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