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