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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 180 · 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.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  6. 6.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: know / I / answer. / the
  8. 8.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / I / wrote / the
  11. 11.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  13. 13.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: the / lane. / We / cricket / in / played
  17. 17.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / We / shop. / kirana / to / walk
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: number. / the / wrong / wrote / I
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: cricket / the / played / in / lane. / We
  27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  30. 30.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: here. / sign / the / Please / form
  33. 33.Make a sentence: stop. / She / walked / bus / to / the
  34. 34.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: shop. / kirana / the / to / We / walk
  36. 36.Make a sentence: wrong / I / the / number. / wrote
  37. 37.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Please / the / here. / sign / form
  39. 39.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  40. 40.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।

Answer key

  1. /d/
  2. knife
  3. I know the answer.
  4. sign
  5. My father watches the news.
  6. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  7. I know the answer.
  8. honest
  9. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  10. I wrote the wrong number.
  11. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  12. He needed help with the forms.
  13. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  14. I hurt my knee in the match.
  15. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  16. We played cricket in the lane.
  17. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  18. listen
  19. The train is half an hour late.
  20. half
  21. We walk to the kirana shop.
  22. The buses are very crowded.
  23. I wrote the wrong number.
  24. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. We played cricket in the lane.
  26. We played cricket in the lane.
  27. /iz/
  28. Please pass me the knife.
  29. I wrote the wrong number.
  30. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  31. We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. Please sign the form here.
  33. She walked to the bus stop.
  34. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  35. We walk to the kirana shop.
  36. I wrote the wrong number.
  37. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  38. Please sign the form here.
  39. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  40. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।

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