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