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