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