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