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