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