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