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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 143 · 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.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: the / forms. / help / needed / with / He
  3. 3.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  4. 4.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / My / father
  5. 5.Make a sentence: news. / My / father / watches / the
  6. 6.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  8. 8.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  9. 9.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  10. 10.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) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: to / the / walk / kirana / We / shop.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: the / We / played / cricket / lane. / in
  14. 14.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: is / shopkeeper. / honest / He / an
  16. 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: match. / my / hurt / I / in / the / knee
  21. 21.Make a sentence: father / watches / news. / My / the
  22. 22.Make a sentence: He / honest / is / shopkeeper. / an
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: know / I / the / answer.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: the / know / I / answer.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: hurt / match. / in / the / my / I / knee
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: in / cricket / the / played / We / lane.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: walked / bus / the / to / stop. / She
  34. 34.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Please / pass / the / me / knife.
  36. 36.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  37. 37.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  38. 38.Make a sentence: are / The / very / buses / crowded.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) My father watches the news.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: an / honest / He / shopkeeper. / is

Answer key

  1. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  2. He needed help with the forms.
  3. knife
  4. My father watches the news.
  5. My father watches the news.
  6. sign
  7. Please listen to the announcement.
  8. /t/
  9. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  10. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  11. We walk to the kirana shop.
  12. The train is half an hour late.
  13. We played cricket in the lane.
  14. I know the answer.
  15. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  16. /d/
  17. Please sign the form here.
  18. listen
  19. I know the answer.
  20. I hurt my knee in the match.
  21. My father watches the news.
  22. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  23. She bought two pens and three books.
  24. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  25. I know the answer.
  26. She walked to the bus stop.
  27. I know the answer.
  28. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. We walk to the kirana shop.
  30. I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. Please pass me the knife.
  32. We played cricket in the lane.
  33. She walked to the bus stop.
  34. /id/
  35. Please pass me the knife.
  36. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  37. half
  38. The buses are very crowded.
  39. My father watches the news.
  40. He is an honest shopkeeper.

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