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