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