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