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