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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 218 · 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: watches / My / the / father / news.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: needed / He / with / help / forms. / the
  4. 4.Make a sentence: walk / shop. / to / We / kirana / the
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  7. 7.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  8. 8.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please pass me the knife.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pass / the / me / knife. / Please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / I / of / a / wanted
  12. 12.Make a sentence: cup / chai. / wanted / a / I / of
  13. 13.Make a sentence: needed / with / forms. / He / help / the
  14. 14.Make a sentence: answer. / know / I / the
  15. 15.Make a sentence: number. / the / wrong / I / wrote
  16. 16.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  17. 17.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  18. 18.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  19. 19.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  20. 20.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  21. 21.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: form / Please / sign / here. / the
  25. 25.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  26. 26.Make a sentence: here. / form / the / sign / Please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket / in / We / the / lane. / played
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  29. 29.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: stop. / the / walked / to / bus / She
  31. 31.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / Please / knife.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
  34. 34.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  35. 35.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  36. 36.Make a sentence: watches / news. / My / the / father
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  39. 39.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  40. 40.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।

Answer key

  1. My father watches the news.
  2. He needed help with the forms.
  3. He needed help with the forms.
  4. We walk to the kirana shop.
  5. Please sign the form here.
  6. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  7. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  8. honest
  9. She bought two pens and three books.
  10. Please pass me the knife.
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. I wanted a cup of chai.
  13. He needed help with the forms.
  14. I know the answer.
  15. I wrote the wrong number.
  16. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  17. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  18. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  19. half
  20. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  21. /t/
  22. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  23. We walk to the kirana shop.
  24. Please sign the form here.
  25. /id/
  26. Please sign the form here.
  27. We played cricket in the lane.
  28. Please pass me the knife.
  29. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  30. She walked to the bus stop.
  31. /d/
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. We played cricket in the lane.
  34. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  35. /iz/
  36. My father watches the news.
  37. Please listen to the announcement.
  38. My father watches the news.
  39. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  40. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।

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