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