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