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