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