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