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.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / of / I / wanted / a
- 2.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / Please / listen / the
- 3.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 4.Make a sentence: match. / the / I / in / my / hurt / knee
- 5.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 6.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 7.Make a sentence: Please / here. / the / form / sign
- 8.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 9.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 11.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 12.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
- 13.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
- 14.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
- 15.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- 16.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 17.Make a sentence: to / stop. / the / She / bus / walked
- 18.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 21.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
- 23.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
- 24.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 25.Make a sentence: walked / the / bus / to / She / stop.
- 26.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 27.Make a sentence: Please / form / the / here. / sign
- 28.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / the / wrote / I
- 29.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- 30.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
- 31.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
- 32.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / the / I / number.
- 33.Make a sentence: listen / Please / to / announcement. / the
- 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
- 35.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 36.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 37.Make a sentence: chai. / a / cup / wanted / of / I
- 38.Make a sentence: with / needed / He / the / help / forms.
- 39.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / wrong / the
- 40.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
Answer key
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- The buses are very crowded.
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- Please sign the form here.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- /id/
- sign
- /t/
- कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- We played cricket in the lane.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- Please sign the form here.
- He needed help with the forms.
- knife
- /iz/
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- Please sign the form here.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- /d/
- half
- I wrote the wrong number.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- I know the answer.
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- She walked to the bus stop.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- He needed help with the forms.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
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