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 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
- 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
- 3.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 4.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
- 5.Make a sentence: the / to / Please / listen / announcement.
- 6.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I know the answer.
- 9.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 10.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- 11.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 12.Make a sentence: you / to / grandparents / daily? / Do / talk / your
- 13.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / an / honest / He
- 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 15.Make a sentence: me / knife. / the / pass / Please
- 16.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
- 17.Make a sentence: to / stop. / bus / walked / the / She
- 18.Make a sentence: news. / father / watches / the / My
- 19.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
- 20.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 21.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 22.Make a sentence: played / the / We / lane. / cricket / in
- 23.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
- 24.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 25.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 26.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
- 27.Make a sentence: The / crowded. / very / are / buses
- 28.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 29.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / the / wrong
- 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 31.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 32.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 33.Make a sentence: form / Please / here. / the / sign
- 34.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 35.Make a sentence: the / hurt / I / knee / my / match. / in
- 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 37.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 38.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 39.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 40.Make a sentence: knife. / the / pass / me / Please
Answer key
- /t/
- knife
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- Please listen to the announcement.
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- I know the answer.
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- Please pass me the knife.
- Please pass me the knife.
- /iz/
- She walked to the bus stop.
- My father watches the news.
- listen
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- She walked to the bus stop.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- The buses are very crowded.
- /id/
- The buses are very crowded.
- ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- I wrote the wrong number.
- He needed help with the forms.
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- Please sign the form here.
- She bought two pens and three books.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- The train is half an hour late.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- Please pass me the knife.
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