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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 267 · 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.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
  2. 2.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  3. 3.Make a sentence: the / wrote / I / wrong / number.
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  6. 6.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  7. 7.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  8. 8.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  9. 9.Make a sentence: She / the / stop. / walked / to / bus
  10. 10.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  11. 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  12. 12.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pass / the / knife. / me / Please
  14. 14.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  17. 17.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) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  18. 18.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / the / played / in / We
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please sign the form here.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: He / shopkeeper. / is / an / honest
  22. 22.Make a sentence: the / We / walk / kirana / to / shop.
  23. 23.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.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: me / Please / knife. / the / pass
  26. 26.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: wanted / cup / of / a / I / chai.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / the / me / Please
  29. 29.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: bus / to / the / walked / She / stop.
  31. 31.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) She walked to the bus stop.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: an / is / hour / The / late. / half / train
  33. 33.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: He / needed / with / forms. / the / help
  37. 37.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: sign / here. / form / Please / the
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help / needed / forms. / with / the / He
  40. 40.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. honest
  3. I wrote the wrong number.
  4. I hurt my knee in the match.
  5. Please sign the form here.
  6. half
  7. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  8. /id/
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. sign
  11. /d/
  12. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  13. Please pass me the knife.
  14. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  15. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  16. Please listen to the announcement.
  17. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  18. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  19. We played cricket in the lane.
  20. The train is half an hour late.
  21. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  22. We walk to the kirana shop.
  23. He needed help with the forms.
  24. Please pass me the knife.
  25. Please pass me the knife.
  26. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  27. I wanted a cup of chai.
  28. Please pass me the knife.
  29. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  30. She walked to the bus stop.
  31. She bought two pens and three books.
  32. The train is half an hour late.
  33. /iz/
  34. We played cricket in the lane.
  35. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. I know the answer.
  38. Please sign the form here.
  39. He needed help with the forms.
  40. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।

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