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