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