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