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