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