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