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