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