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