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