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