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