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