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