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