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