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