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