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