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