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