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