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