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