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