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