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