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