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