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