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