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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 113 · 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.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  2. 2.Make a sentence: a / wanted / of / I / cup / chai.
  3. 3.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  4. 4.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  7. 7.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  8. 8.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  9. 9.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  10. 10.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / me / Please / the
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: She / stop. / the / to / bus / walked
  14. 14.Make a sentence: the / wrote / I / number. / wrong
  15. 15.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  16. 16.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  17. 17.Make a sentence: the / I / know / answer.
  18. 18.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  19. 19.Make a sentence: stop. / to / bus / walked / She / the
  20. 20.Make a sentence: to / talk / your / grandparents / you / daily? / Do
  21. 21.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / Please / the / listen
  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) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  23. 23.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: the / knee / match. / hurt / I / in / my
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: to / walked / stop. / bus / the / She
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: He / honest / shopkeeper. / is / an
  30. 30.Make a sentence: my / in / I / knee / the / match. / hurt
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please sign the form here.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / knife. / Please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: needed / with / the / help / forms. / He
  34. 34.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / very / The / buses
  35. 35.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  36. 36.Make a sentence: forms. / help / the / needed / He / with
  37. 37.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  38. 38.Make a sentence: forms. / He / the / with / needed / help
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: the / to / Please / announcement. / listen

Answer key

  1. listen
  2. I wanted a cup of chai.
  3. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  4. honest
  5. She bought two pens and three books.
  6. She walked to the bus stop.
  7. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  8. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  9. /id/
  10. Please pass me the knife.
  11. Please listen to the announcement.
  12. We walk to the kirana shop.
  13. She walked to the bus stop.
  14. I wrote the wrong number.
  15. I know the answer.
  16. half
  17. I know the answer.
  18. sign
  19. She walked to the bus stop.
  20. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  21. Please listen to the announcement.
  22. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  23. /t/
  24. I wrote the wrong number.
  25. I hurt my knee in the match.
  26. Please pass me the knife.
  27. She walked to the bus stop.
  28. We played cricket in the lane.
  29. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  30. I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. Please sign the form here.
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. He needed help with the forms.
  34. The buses are very crowded.
  35. knife
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. /iz/
  38. He needed help with the forms.
  39. I hurt my knee in the match.
  40. Please listen to the announcement.

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