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