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