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