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