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