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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 178 · 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: an / shopkeeper. / is / He / honest
  2. 2.Make a sentence: Please / listen / announcement. / the / to
  3. 3.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।
  4. 4.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
  7. 7.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: The / buses / crowded. / are / very
  10. 10.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: knee / I / match. / in / hurt / my / the
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: to / you / grandparents / your / daily? / talk / Do
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: We / played / in / cricket / the / lane.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please sign the form here.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) My father watches the news.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: wanted / of / a / I / cup / chai.
  19. 19.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  21. 21.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  24. 24.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  25. 25.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  26. 26.Make a sentence: kirana / to / the / We / walk / shop.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Please / the / sign / form / here.
  28. 28.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  29. 29.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: father / watches / My / news. / the
  31. 31.Make a sentence: with / help / He / needed / forms. / the
  32. 32.Make a sentence: to / grandparents / you / talk / daily? / your / Do
  33. 33.Make a sentence: to / the / Please / announcement. / listen
  34. 34.Make a sentence: match. / in / my / hurt / the / I / knee
  35. 35.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / know / answer. / the
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / to / your / grandparents / Do / talk / daily?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: the / in / lane. / cricket / played / We
  40. 40.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/

Answer key

  1. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  2. Please listen to the announcement.
  3. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  4. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  5. listen
  6. I know the answer.
  7. knife
  8. Please listen to the announcement.
  9. The buses are very crowded.
  10. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. Please pass me the knife.
  13. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  14. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  15. We played cricket in the lane.
  16. She bought two pens and three books.
  17. I hurt my knee in the match.
  18. I wanted a cup of chai.
  19. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  20. The train is half an hour late.
  21. half
  22. We played cricket in the lane.
  23. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  24. /id/
  25. sign
  26. We walk to the kirana shop.
  27. Please sign the form here.
  28. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  29. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  30. My father watches the news.
  31. He needed help with the forms.
  32. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  33. Please listen to the announcement.
  34. I hurt my knee in the match.
  35. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  36. I know the answer.
  37. We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  39. We played cricket in the lane.
  40. /iz/

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