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