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