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