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