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