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