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