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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 124 · 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.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.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  24. 24.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  25. 25.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।
  26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I know the answer.
  28. 28.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.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: shop. / kirana / to / We / walk / the
  30. 30.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  31. 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  33. 33.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.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / answer. / know / I
  35. 35.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  36. 36.Make a sentence: walk / to / shop. / the / kirana / We
  37. 37.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.
  38. 38.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  39. 39.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  40. 40.Make a sentence: forms. / with / needed / He / help / the

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. knife
  24. knife
  25. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  26. listen
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. We walk to the kirana shop.
  30. knife
  31. /id/
  32. I hurt my knee in the match.
  33. She walked to the bus stop.
  34. I know the answer.
  35. listen
  36. We walk to the kirana shop.
  37. He needed help with the forms.
  38. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  39. /t/
  40. He needed help with the forms.

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