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) /t/ (c) /d/
- 2.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 3.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 4.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 5.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 6.Make a sentence: know / I / the / answer.
- 7.Make a sentence: in / the / I / hurt / knee / match. / my
- 8.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
- 9.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 10.Make a sentence: to / the / She / bus / stop. / walked
- 11.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
- 12.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
- 13.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
- 14.Make a sentence: I / wrong / number. / wrote / the
- 15.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / The / very / are
- 16.Make a sentence: the / watches / father / news. / My
- 17.Make a sentence: hurt / knee / in / match. / the / I / my
- 18.Make a sentence: you / Do / to / daily? / grandparents / talk / your
- 19.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
- 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
- 21.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
- 22.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 24.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
- 25.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 26.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 27.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
- 29.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 30.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
- 31.Make a sentence: in / played / We / lane. / the / cricket
- 32.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 33.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 34.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) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 35.Make a sentence: She / walked / the / to / bus / stop.
- 36.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 37.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 38.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 39.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 40.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
Answer key
- /d/
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- We played cricket in the lane.
- I know the answer.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- sign
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- She walked to the bus stop.
- half
- knife
- /iz/
- I wrote the wrong number.
- The buses are very crowded.
- My father watches the news.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- My father watches the news.
- Please sign the form here.
- कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- The buses are very crowded.
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- I know the answer.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- /t/
- We played cricket in the lane.
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- He needed help with the forms.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- She bought two pens and three books.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- /id/
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