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