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