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