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