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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 179 · 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: bus / the / stop. / She / walked / to
  2. 2.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  3. 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  4. 4.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: walk / the / to / shop. / kirana / We
  6. 6.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  7. 7.Make a sentence: an / hour / is / The / late. / half / train
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help / with / forms. / the / He / needed
  9. 9.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  10. 10.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / cup / a / of / chai. / wanted
  12. 12.Make a sentence: honest / He / an / shopkeeper. / is
  13. 13.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: with / help / He / needed / the / forms.
  15. 15.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Please / pass / me / knife. / the
  17. 17.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / He / is
  18. 18.Make a sentence: walk / the / to / kirana / shop. / We
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: know / I / the / answer.
  23. 23.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. 25.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  28. 28.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  31. 31.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  33. 33.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  36. 36.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  37. 37.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: My / news. / watches / the / father
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She walked to the bus stop.

Answer key

  1. She walked to the bus stop.
  2. sign
  3. /iz/
  4. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  5. We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. /t/
  7. The train is half an hour late.
  8. He needed help with the forms.
  9. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  10. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  14. He needed help with the forms.
  15. honest
  16. Please pass me the knife.
  17. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  18. We walk to the kirana shop.
  19. She bought two pens and three books.
  20. I know the answer.
  21. I wanted a cup of chai.
  22. I know the answer.
  23. knife
  24. I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. half
  26. listen
  27. Please pass me the knife.
  28. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  29. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  30. He needed help with the forms.
  31. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  32. Please listen to the announcement.
  33. /d/
  34. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  35. My father watches the news.
  36. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  37. /id/
  38. I wrote the wrong number.
  39. My father watches the news.
  40. She walked to the bus stop.

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