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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 177 · 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: knife. / pass / the / Please / me
  2. 2.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  3. 3.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  4. 4.Make a sentence: to / walked / stop. / the / She / bus
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  7. 7.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Please / listen / announcement. / the / to
  13. 13.Make a sentence: lane. / played / in / the / We / cricket
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / to / listen / the
  15. 15.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  16. 16.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  17. 17.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  18. 18.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  19. 19.Make a sentence: a / I / of / wanted / chai. / cup
  20. 20.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) My father watches the news.
  23. 23.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: is / hour / train / half / an / The / late.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / He / is
  28. 28.Make a sentence: number. / I / the / wrong / wrote
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  30. 30.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  31. 31.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pass / me / knife. / Please / the
  33. 33.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  34. 34.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: my / the / knee / hurt / in / match. / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
  37. 37.Make a sentence: in / the / my / knee / hurt / match. / I
  38. 38.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / talk / your / Do / daily? / grandparents / to
  40. 40.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।

Answer key

  1. Please pass me the knife.
  2. /id/
  3. /d/
  4. She walked to the bus stop.
  5. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. Please sign the form here.
  7. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  8. I hurt my knee in the match.
  9. knife
  10. honest
  11. We played cricket in the lane.
  12. Please listen to the announcement.
  13. We played cricket in the lane.
  14. Please listen to the announcement.
  15. listen
  16. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  17. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  18. sign
  19. I wanted a cup of chai.
  20. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  21. I know the answer.
  22. My father watches the news.
  23. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  24. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  26. The train is half an hour late.
  27. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  28. I wrote the wrong number.
  29. Please listen to the announcement.
  30. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  31. half
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. /t/
  34. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  35. I hurt my knee in the match.
  36. I know the answer.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  39. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  40. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।

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