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