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