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