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