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