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