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