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