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