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