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