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