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