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