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