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