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