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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 198 · 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: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
  3. 3.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  4. 4.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  5. 5.Make a sentence: in / match. / I / my / the / hurt / knee
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  7. 7.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  8. 8.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  9. 9.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  11. 11.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  14. 14.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I know the answer.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: in / We / played / the / cricket / lane.
  19. 19.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / answer. / I / know
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: my / the / in / hurt / match. / knee / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / of / I / wanted / a
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / to / daily? / Do / grandparents / you / talk
  27. 27.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  28. 28.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  29. 29.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  30. 30.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  31. 31.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  32. 32.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: is / an / honest / He / shopkeeper.
  34. 34.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: cup / chai. / wanted / of / I / a
  36. 36.Make a sentence: He / an / shopkeeper. / honest / is
  37. 37.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  38. 38.Make a sentence: stop. / the / She / to / bus / walked
  39. 39.Make a sentence: train / half / late. / The / an / is / hour
  40. 40.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।

Answer key

  1. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  2. I know the answer.
  3. /id/
  4. honest
  5. I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. I hurt my knee in the match.
  7. sign
  8. listen
  9. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  10. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  11. knife
  12. I wrote the wrong number.
  13. We played cricket in the lane.
  14. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  15. The train is half an hour late.
  16. Please pass me the knife.
  17. We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. We played cricket in the lane.
  19. /iz/
  20. I know the answer.
  21. She bought two pens and three books.
  22. Please listen to the announcement.
  23. She walked to the bus stop.
  24. I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. I wanted a cup of chai.
  26. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  27. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  28. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  29. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  30. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  31. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  32. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  33. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  34. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  35. I wanted a cup of chai.
  36. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  37. /d/
  38. She walked to the bus stop.
  39. The train is half an hour late.
  40. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।

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