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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 117 · 40 sums
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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.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  4. 4.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  6. 6.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  7. 7.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  9. 9.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Do / your / daily? / grandparents / talk / you / to
  12. 12.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: father / watches / My / news. / the
  14. 14.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / the / I / number.
  15. 15.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: is / an / honest / He / shopkeeper.
  17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  19. 19.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) My father watches the news.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / the / Please / me
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: watches / the / My / news. / father
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
  25. 25.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: stop. / bus / the / to / She / walked
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  29. 29.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  30. 30.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  31. 31.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  32. 32.Make a sentence: of / cup / wanted / I / chai. / a
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  34. 34.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  35. 35.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: chai. / a / cup / wanted / I / of
  37. 37.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / The / buses / are
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  40. 40.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।

Answer key

  1. sign
  2. My father watches the news.
  3. We walk to the kirana shop.
  4. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  5. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  6. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  7. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  8. Please listen to the announcement.
  9. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  10. Please pass me the knife.
  11. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  12. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  13. My father watches the news.
  14. I wrote the wrong number.
  15. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  16. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. honest
  18. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  19. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  20. Please pass me the knife.
  21. We walk to the kirana shop.
  22. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  23. My father watches the news.
  24. She bought two pens and three books.
  25. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  26. She walked to the bus stop.
  27. I wanted a cup of chai.
  28. The buses are very crowded.
  29. /iz/
  30. honest
  31. sign
  32. I wanted a cup of chai.
  33. I hurt my knee in the match.
  34. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  35. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  36. I wanted a cup of chai.
  37. The buses are very crowded.
  38. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  39. I wanted a cup of chai.
  40. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।

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