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