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