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