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