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