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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 244 · 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.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  2. 2.Make a sentence: match. / I / hurt / in / knee / my / the
  3. 3.Make a sentence: the / wrong / I / number. / wrote
  4. 4.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  5. 5.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  6. 6.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  7. 7.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: the / My / father / news. / watches
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: train / half / an / late. / The / is / hour
  14. 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / cup / wanted / of / chai. / a
  16. 16.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  17. 17.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  18. 18.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  19. 19.Make a sentence: sign / the / form / Please / here.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / form / sign / here. / Please
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  23. 23.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  24. 24.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / honest / He / an
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: the / We / in / played / lane. / cricket
  29. 29.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / to / the / Please
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: me / knife. / the / pass / Please
  33. 33.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
  35. 35.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / He / an / honest
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / the / wrote / number. / wrong
  37. 37.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  38. 38.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) Please listen to the announcement.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
  40. 40.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।

Answer key

  1. honest
  2. I hurt my knee in the match.
  3. I wrote the wrong number.
  4. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  5. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  6. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  7. sign
  8. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  9. I hurt my knee in the match.
  10. My father watches the news.
  11. The buses are very crowded.
  12. She walked to the bus stop.
  13. The train is half an hour late.
  14. listen
  15. I wanted a cup of chai.
  16. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  17. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  18. /iz/
  19. Please sign the form here.
  20. Please sign the form here.
  21. She bought two pens and three books.
  22. knife
  23. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  24. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  25. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  26. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. We played cricket in the lane.
  29. Please listen to the announcement.
  30. Please listen to the announcement.
  31. We played cricket in the lane.
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. /d/
  34. I know the answer.
  35. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. I wrote the wrong number.
  37. /t/
  38. We walk to the kirana shop.
  39. I know the answer.
  40. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।

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