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