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