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