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