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