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