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