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