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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 109 · 40 questions
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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. 1.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pass / the / knife. / Please / me
  3. 3.Make a sentence: My / the / news. / father / watches
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. 6.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / talk / to / grandparents / Do / your / daily?
  8. 8.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: walk / We / the / shop. / kirana / to
  10. 10.Make a sentence: We / the / kirana / walk / shop. / to
  11. 11.Make a sentence: with / the / needed / forms. / help / He
  12. 12.Make a sentence: are / very / The / crowded. / buses
  13. 13.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  15. 15.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
  16. 16.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  17. 17.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  19. 19.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  20. 20.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  21. 21.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: form / here. / Please / sign / the
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  26. 26.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  27. 27.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  28. 28.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: news. / father / the / watches / My
  30. 30.Make a sentence: to / the / walked / She / stop. / bus
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / answer. / I / know
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. 33.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: the / Please / listen / to / announcement.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: train / The / hour / half / is / late. / an
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: is / honest / He / shopkeeper. / an
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I know the answer. (c) He needed help with the forms.

Answer key

  1. /iz/
  2. Please pass me the knife.
  3. My father watches the news.
  4. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  5. I know the answer.
  6. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  7. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  8. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  9. We walk to the kirana shop.
  10. We walk to the kirana shop.
  11. He needed help with the forms.
  12. The buses are very crowded.
  13. knife
  14. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  15. sign
  16. /t/
  17. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  18. She walked to the bus stop.
  19. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  20. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  21. /d/
  22. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  23. I wanted a cup of chai.
  24. Please sign the form here.
  25. My father watches the news.
  26. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  27. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  28. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  29. My father watches the news.
  30. She walked to the bus stop.
  31. I know the answer.
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. listen
  34. Please listen to the announcement.
  35. Please listen to the announcement.
  36. The train is half an hour late.
  37. She bought two pens and three books.
  38. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  39. He needed help with the forms.
  40. We played cricket in the lane.

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