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