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