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