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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 124 · 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.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / buses / very / The
  2. 2.Make a sentence: the / knee / match. / hurt / my / in / I
  3. 3.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  4. 4.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  5. 5.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / very / are / The
  7. 7.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: father / news. / My / the / watches
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / walked / bus / the / to / stop.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  12. 12.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  13. 13.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  15. 15.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  18. 18.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  19. 19.Make a sentence: the / answer. / know / I
  20. 20.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  23. 23.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: shop. / kirana / to / We / walk / the
  26. 26.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) Please listen to the announcement.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: walk / to / shop. / the / kirana / We
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  29. 29.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  30. 30.Make a sentence: forms. / with / needed / He / help / the
  31. 31.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: wanted / I / a / of / chai. / cup
  33. 33.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / wanted / I / of / a
  34. 34.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  35. 35.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  36. 36.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: is / train / an / late. / half / hour / The
  39. 39.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / The / are / very
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / you / Do / daily? / grandparents / to / talk

Answer key

  1. The buses are very crowded.
  2. I hurt my knee in the match.
  3. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  4. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  5. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  6. The buses are very crowded.
  7. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  8. I know the answer.
  9. My father watches the news.
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. We played cricket in the lane.
  12. honest
  13. /id/
  14. The train is half an hour late.
  15. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  16. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  17. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  18. knife
  19. I know the answer.
  20. listen
  21. The buses are very crowded.
  22. Please pass me the knife.
  23. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  24. I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. We walk to the kirana shop.
  26. She walked to the bus stop.
  27. We walk to the kirana shop.
  28. He needed help with the forms.
  29. /t/
  30. He needed help with the forms.
  31. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  32. I wanted a cup of chai.
  33. I wanted a cup of chai.
  34. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  35. sign
  36. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  37. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. The train is half an hour late.
  39. The buses are very crowded.
  40. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?

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