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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 186 · 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.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  2. 2.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: the / form / here. / Please / sign
  4. 4.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  7. 7.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: answer. / I / the / know
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  10. 10.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: are / The / very / buses / crowded.
  14. 14.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: answer. / I / know / the
  18. 18.Make a sentence: kirana / to / walk / the / We / shop.
  19. 19.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I know the answer.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / grandparents / Do / to / talk / your / daily?
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I know the answer.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  25. 25.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  26. 26.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  27. 27.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  28. 28.Make a sentence: to / walked / stop. / bus / She / the
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  30. 30.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  32. 32.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  34. 34.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: late. / The / hour / is / an / train / half
  36. 36.Make a sentence: My / watches / father / news. / the
  37. 37.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  38. 38.Make a sentence: are / The / buses / very / crowded.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / bus / walked / the / She / stop.
  40. 40.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।

Answer key

  1. Please listen to the announcement.
  2. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  3. Please sign the form here.
  4. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  5. We played cricket in the lane.
  6. The buses are very crowded.
  7. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  8. I know the answer.
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  11. honest
  12. She bought two pens and three books.
  13. The buses are very crowded.
  14. /iz/
  15. Please pass me the knife.
  16. I know the answer.
  17. I know the answer.
  18. We walk to the kirana shop.
  19. /id/
  20. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  21. He needed help with the forms.
  22. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  23. I hurt my knee in the match.
  24. The train is half an hour late.
  25. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  26. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  27. knife
  28. She walked to the bus stop.
  29. We walk to the kirana shop.
  30. sign
  31. Please sign the form here.
  32. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  33. I wrote the wrong number.
  34. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  35. The train is half an hour late.
  36. My father watches the news.
  37. listen
  38. The buses are very crowded.
  39. She walked to the bus stop.
  40. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।

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