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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 121 · 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.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  2. 2.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: to / walk / kirana / shop. / the / We
  4. 4.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
  5. 5.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: cup / wanted / a / of / I / chai.
  8. 8.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  9. 9.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  10. 10.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  11. 11.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) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: an / is / He / honest / shopkeeper.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help / with / needed / He / forms. / the
  14. 14.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  19. 19.Make a sentence: stop. / walked / She / to / bus / the
  20. 20.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cricket / lane. / We / played / in / the
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) My father watches the news.
  27. 27.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  28. 28.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  29. 29.Make a sentence: hour / late. / half / The / an / is / train
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  31. 31.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / wrote / number. / wrong / the
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  34. 34.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: to / listen / the / Please / announcement.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: the / help / forms. / needed / He / with
  37. 37.Make a sentence: kirana / to / the / shop. / walk / We
  38. 38.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  40. 40.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।

Answer key

  1. We played cricket in the lane.
  2. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  3. We walk to the kirana shop.
  4. /iz/
  5. knife
  6. The train is half an hour late.
  7. I wanted a cup of chai.
  8. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  9. /t/
  10. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  11. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  12. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. He needed help with the forms.
  14. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  15. I know the answer.
  16. Please pass me the knife.
  17. honest
  18. listen
  19. She walked to the bus stop.
  20. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  21. We played cricket in the lane.
  22. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  23. She walked to the bus stop.
  24. The buses are very crowded.
  25. Please listen to the announcement.
  26. Please sign the form here.
  27. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  28. /d/
  29. The train is half an hour late.
  30. He needed help with the forms.
  31. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  32. I wrote the wrong number.
  33. My father watches the news.
  34. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  35. Please listen to the announcement.
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. /id/
  39. I wrote the wrong number.
  40. मुझे जवाब पता है।

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