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