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