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