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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
- 2.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The train is half an hour late.
- 3.Make a sentence: train / an / half / The / hour / late. / is
- 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
- 5.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / the / wrote / I
- 6.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 7.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 8.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 9.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
- 10.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 12.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 13.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
- 14.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
- 16.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
- 17.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
- 18.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
- 19.Make a sentence: I / wrote / the / number. / wrong
- 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 21.Make a sentence: the / father / My / news. / watches
- 22.Make a sentence: the / played / lane. / We / in / cricket
- 23.Make a sentence: train / is / half / an / late. / hour / The
- 24.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) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 26.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
- 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
- 28.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- 29.Make a sentence: talk / grandparents / daily? / your / Do / you / to
- 30.Make a sentence: Please / the / knife. / me / pass
- 31.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 32.Make a sentence: buses / are / very / crowded. / The
- 33.Make a sentence: in / my / match. / the / knee / hurt / I
- 34.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
- 35.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- 36.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / an / honest / He
- 37.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / the / Please / listen
- 38.Make a sentence: played / cricket / We / the / lane. / in
- 39.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 40.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
Answer key
- half
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- The train is half an hour late.
- /id/
- I wrote the wrong number.
- The train is half an hour late.
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- listen
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- sign
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- I know the answer.
- I know the answer.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- knife
- I wrote the wrong number.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- My father watches the news.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- The train is half an hour late.
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- The buses are very crowded.
- Please pass me the knife.
- हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- Please pass me the knife.
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- The buses are very crowded.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- /t/
- क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- My father watches the news.
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