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