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