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