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