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