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