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