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