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