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