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