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