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