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