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: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 2.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
- 3.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
- 4.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / listen / Please
- 5.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 6.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 7.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 8.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
- 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I know the answer.
- 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please sign the form here.
- 12.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 13.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 14.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 15.Make a sentence: kirana / to / the / walk / shop. / We
- 16.Make a sentence: stop. / walked / She / the / bus / to
- 17.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / The / buses / very
- 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 19.Make a sentence: know / I / answer. / the
- 20.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 21.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- 22.Make a sentence: the / form / here. / sign / Please
- 23.Make a sentence: to / talk / daily? / you / Do / grandparents / your
- 24.Make a sentence: help / with / forms. / He / the / needed
- 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 26.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 27.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / Please / the / me
- 28.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 29.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / listen / Please / the
- 30.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
- 31.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 32.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
- 33.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / is / He / honest
- 34.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
- 35.Make a sentence: the / father / news. / My / watches
- 36.Make a sentence: father / news. / the / My / watches
- 37.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 38.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 39.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 40.Make a sentence: chai. / I / a / wanted / cup / of
Answer key
- She bought two pens and three books.
- /id/
- knife
- Please listen to the announcement.
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- /iz/
- I know the answer.
- Please sign the form here.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- I wrote the wrong number.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- The buses are very crowded.
- Please pass me the knife.
- I know the answer.
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- Please sign the form here.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- He needed help with the forms.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- Please pass me the knife.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- listen
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- half
- My father watches the news.
- My father watches the news.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
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