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