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