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: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
- 3.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- 4.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
- 5.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 6.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 7.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 8.Make a sentence: listen / to / the / Please / announcement.
- 9.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
- 10.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 11.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 12.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
- 13.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
- 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
- 15.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
- 17.Make a sentence: wrong / the / I / wrote / number.
- 18.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 19.Make a sentence: My / news. / watches / the / father
- 20.Make a sentence: honest / an / He / is / shopkeeper.
- 21.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
- 22.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 23.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
- 24.Make a sentence: with / He / forms. / the / needed / help
- 25.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 26.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / Please / listen / the
- 27.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 28.Make a sentence: me / the / knife. / pass / Please
- 29.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 30.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / listen / Please / to
- 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
- 32.Make a sentence: form / Please / here. / the / sign
- 33.Make a sentence: walked / stop. / the / bus / to / She
- 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 35.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
- 36.Make a sentence: We / the / in / played / lane. / cricket
- 37.Make a sentence: knee / in / match. / I / the / my / hurt
- 38.Make a sentence: you / talk / your / Do / to / daily? / grandparents
- 39.Make a sentence: news. / the / father / watches / My
- 40.Make a sentence: forms. / needed / the / help / He / with
Answer key
- The buses are very crowded.
- I know the answer.
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- I know the answer.
- He needed help with the forms.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- listen
- ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- knife
- Please pass me the knife.
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- /d/
- I wrote the wrong number.
- My father watches the news.
- My father watches the news.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- sign
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- We played cricket in the lane.
- He needed help with the forms.
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- Please pass me the knife.
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- /id/
- Please sign the form here.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- half
- We played cricket in the lane.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- My father watches the news.
- He needed help with the forms.
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