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