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 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
- 2.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
- 3.Make a sentence: train / The / an / late. / is / hour / half
- 4.Make a sentence: He / is / honest / an / shopkeeper.
- 5.Make a sentence: He / help / needed / forms. / the / with
- 6.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
- 7.Make a sentence: talk / you / your / daily? / grandparents / to / Do
- 8.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
- 9.Make a sentence: walk / the / kirana / to / We / shop.
- 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 11.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 13.Make a sentence: know / I / answer. / the
- 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 15.Make a sentence: are / buses / crowded. / very / The
- 16.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 17.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
- 18.Make a sentence: My / news. / the / father / watches
- 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 20.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 21.Make a sentence: The / crowded. / are / buses / very
- 22.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I know the answer.
- 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 25.Make a sentence: is / hour / an / half / train / late. / The
- 26.Make a sentence: kirana / the / walk / shop. / We / to
- 27.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
- 28.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
- 29.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 30.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 31.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 32.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 33.Make a sentence: a / chai. / wanted / of / cup / I
- 34.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- 35.Make a sentence: kirana / We / shop. / the / to / walk
- 36.Make a sentence: knee / the / match. / my / I / in / hurt
- 37.Make a sentence: my / knee / I / the / in / match. / hurt
- 38.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) My father watches the news.
- 39.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
- 40.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
Answer key
- /id/
- listen
- The train is half an hour late.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- He needed help with the forms.
- /d/
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- sign
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- I wrote the wrong number.
- I know the answer.
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- The buses are very crowded.
- She bought two pens and three books.
- half
- My father watches the news.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- The buses are very crowded.
- The train is half an hour late.
- I know the answer.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- The train is half an hour late.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- /iz/
- कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
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