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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 247 · 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: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: is / He / honest / shopkeeper. / an
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: half / late. / an / hour / is / train / The
  5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  6. 6.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
  7. 7.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  8. 8.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  9. 9.Make a sentence: of / cup / wanted / I / a / chai.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  12. 12.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: the / to / listen / announcement. / Please
  14. 14.Make a sentence: forms. / needed / help / with / the / He
  15. 15.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  16. 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  17. 17.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  18. 18.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: chai. / wanted / I / cup / a / of
  20. 20.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: announcement. / listen / to / Please / the
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: to / walked / bus / She / the / stop.
  26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  30. 30.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  31. 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  32. 32.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  35. 35.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  36. 36.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  39. 39.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  40. 40.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।

Answer key

  1. The train is half an hour late.
  2. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  3. He needed help with the forms.
  4. The train is half an hour late.
  5. honest
  6. half
  7. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  8. knife
  9. I wanted a cup of chai.
  10. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  13. Please listen to the announcement.
  14. He needed help with the forms.
  15. /iz/
  16. /d/
  17. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  18. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  19. I wanted a cup of chai.
  20. /t/
  21. We played cricket in the lane.
  22. I wrote the wrong number.
  23. Please listen to the announcement.
  24. Please listen to the announcement.
  25. She walked to the bus stop.
  26. listen
  27. My father watches the news.
  28. I know the answer.
  29. Please pass me the knife.
  30. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  31. /id/
  32. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  33. I know the answer.
  34. She bought two pens and three books.
  35. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  36. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  37. Please sign the form here.
  38. We walk to the kirana shop.
  39. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  40. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।

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