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