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