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: walked / bus / the / to / stop. / She
- 2.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
- 4.Make a sentence: the / form / here. / Please / sign
- 5.Make a sentence: in / my / knee / the / I / hurt / match.
- 6.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) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- 7.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- 8.Make a sentence: cricket / We / in / lane. / the / played
- 9.Make a sentence: the / played / lane. / We / cricket / in
- 10.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
- 11.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- 12.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / me / Please / the
- 13.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 14.Make a sentence: is / He / honest / an / shopkeeper.
- 15.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
- 16.Make a sentence: Please / the / here. / sign / form
- 17.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- 18.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
- 19.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
- 20.Make a sentence: a / cup / wanted / I / of / chai.
- 21.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
- 22.Make a sentence: the / stop. / to / bus / walked / She
- 23.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 24.Make a sentence: Please / the / announcement. / to / listen
- 25.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
- 26.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
- 27.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 28.Make a sentence: needed / help / He / the / with / forms.
- 29.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 30.Make a sentence: very / buses / The / are / crowded.
- 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
- 32.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / are / buses / The
- 33.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- 34.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- 35.Make a sentence: the / listen / Please / to / announcement.
- 36.Make a sentence: walk / kirana / the / to / shop. / We
- 37.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- 38.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
- 39.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
- 40.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.
Answer key
- She walked to the bus stop.
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- /iz/
- Please sign the form here.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- We played cricket in the lane.
- We played cricket in the lane.
- knife
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- Please pass me the knife.
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- Please sign the form here.
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- half
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- My father watches the news.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- I wrote the wrong number.
- Please listen to the announcement.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- She walked to the bus stop.
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- He needed help with the forms.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- The buses are very crowded.
- /id/
- The buses are very crowded.
- मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
- /d/
- I know the answer.
- The train is half an hour late.
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