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