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