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