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) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
- 2.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 3.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 4.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 5.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
- 6.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 7.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
- 8.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
- 9.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 10.Make a sentence: The / are / crowded. / very / buses
- 11.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / wrong / I / the
- 12.Make a sentence: news. / father / the / My / watches
- 13.Make a sentence: honest / an / shopkeeper. / He / is
- 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.
- 15.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
- 16.Make a sentence: the / wrote / wrong / number. / I
- 17.Make a sentence: the / shop. / walk / We / to / kirana
- 18.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / very / are / The
- 19.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.
- 20.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 21.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 22.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
- 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please sign the form here.
- 25.Make a sentence: a / I / chai. / cup / of / wanted
- 26.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / the / listen / Please
- 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
- 28.Make a sentence: with / help / the / needed / He / forms.
- 29.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 30.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- 31.Make a sentence: I / a / wanted / cup / chai. / of
- 32.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 33.Make a sentence: hurt / I / match. / the / in / knee / my
- 34.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 35.Make a sentence: needed / He / the / with / forms. / help
- 36.Make a sentence: in / played / the / cricket / We / lane.
- 37.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 38.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 39.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 40.Make a sentence: the / We / shop. / kirana / to / walk
Answer key
- listen
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- My father watches the news.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- sign
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- /d/
- half
- We played cricket in the lane.
- The buses are very crowded.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- My father watches the news.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- Please pass me the knife.
- knife
- I wrote the wrong number.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- The buses are very crowded.
- The train is half an hour late.
- She bought two pens and three books.
- क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- /id/
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- Please sign the form here.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- He needed help with the forms.
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- He needed help with the forms.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- I wrote the wrong number.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- We walk to the kirana shop.
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