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