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.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
- 2.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
- 3.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 4.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 5.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 6.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 7.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 9.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
- 11.Make a sentence: Do / your / daily? / grandparents / talk / you / to
- 12.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- 13.Make a sentence: father / watches / My / news. / the
- 14.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / the / I / number.
- 15.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 16.Make a sentence: is / an / honest / He / shopkeeper.
- 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
- 18.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 19.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
- 20.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / the / Please / me
- 21.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 22.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please pass me the knife.
- 23.Make a sentence: watches / the / My / news. / father
- 24.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
- 25.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 26.Make a sentence: stop. / bus / the / to / She / walked
- 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 28.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 29.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
- 30.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
- 31.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
- 32.Make a sentence: of / cup / wanted / I / chai. / a
- 33.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 34.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- 35.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 36.Make a sentence: chai. / a / cup / wanted / I / of
- 37.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / The / buses / are
- 38.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
- 40.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
Answer key
- sign
- My father watches the news.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- Please pass me the knife.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- My father watches the news.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- honest
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- Please pass me the knife.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- My father watches the news.
- She bought two pens and three books.
- हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- She walked to the bus stop.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- The buses are very crowded.
- /iz/
- honest
- sign
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- The buses are very crowded.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
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