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