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.Make a sentence: match. / I / hurt / in / knee / my / the
- 3.Make a sentence: the / wrong / I / number. / wrote
- 4.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- 5.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 6.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- 7.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
- 8.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
- 9.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 10.Make a sentence: the / My / father / news. / watches
- 11.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
- 12.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 13.Make a sentence: train / half / an / late. / The / is / hour
- 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
- 15.Make a sentence: I / cup / wanted / of / chai. / a
- 16.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
- 17.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
- 18.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
- 19.Make a sentence: sign / the / form / Please / here.
- 20.Make a sentence: the / form / sign / here. / Please
- 21.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
- 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
- 23.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 24.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 25.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 26.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / honest / He / an
- 27.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
- 28.Make a sentence: the / We / in / played / lane. / cricket
- 29.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / to / the / Please
- 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 31.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 32.Make a sentence: me / knife. / the / pass / Please
- 33.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
- 34.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
- 35.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / He / an / honest
- 36.Make a sentence: I / the / wrote / number. / wrong
- 37.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
- 38.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
- 39.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
- 40.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
Answer key
- honest
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
- मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- sign
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- My father watches the news.
- The buses are very crowded.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- The train is half an hour late.
- listen
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- /iz/
- Please sign the form here.
- Please sign the form here.
- She bought two pens and three books.
- knife
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- The train is half an hour late.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- Please pass me the knife.
- /d/
- I know the answer.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- /t/
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- I know the answer.
- बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
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