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