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) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
- 2.Make a sentence: with / help / He / the / needed / forms.
- 3.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
- 4.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- 5.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 6.Make a sentence: in / knee / hurt / match. / my / the / I
- 7.Make a sentence: the / match. / knee / my / I / hurt / in
- 8.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- 9.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- 10.Make a sentence: I / knee / my / the / match. / hurt / in
- 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
- 12.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 13.Make a sentence: you / daily? / talk / your / Do / grandparents / to
- 14.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 15.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
- 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
- 17.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 18.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- 19.Make a sentence: the / wrote / I / wrong / number.
- 20.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
- 21.Make a sentence: news. / the / watches / father / My
- 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 23.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 24.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
- 25.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
- 26.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / honest / He / is
- 27.Make a sentence: the / help / with / forms. / He / needed
- 28.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 29.Make a sentence: in / knee / the / my / match. / I / hurt
- 30.Make a sentence: a / wanted / of / cup / I / chai.
- 31.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
- 32.Make a sentence: We / kirana / the / walk / shop. / to
- 33.Make a sentence: wrote / the / number. / wrong / I
- 34.Make a sentence: knee / I / match. / in / the / hurt / my
- 35.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 36.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
- 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 38.Make a sentence: forms. / the / He / needed / help / with
- 39.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 40.Make a sentence: here. / sign / Please / the / form
Answer key
- sign
- He needed help with the forms.
- knife
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- /d/
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- /iz/
- I know the answer.
- Please sign the form here.
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
- I wrote the wrong number.
- /id/
- My father watches the news.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- The buses are very crowded.
- listen
- half
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- He needed help with the forms.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- He needed help with the forms.
- /t/
- She bought two pens and three books.
- He needed help with the forms.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- Please sign the form here.
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