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