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