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