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