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