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