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