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