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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 304 · 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: He / honest / an / shopkeeper. / is
  2. 2.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  3. 3.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  4. 4.Make a sentence: father / watches / news. / My / the
  5. 5.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  6. 6.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  8. 8.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: knee / I / my / in / match. / the / hurt
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) My father watches the news.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: chai. / I / a / cup / wanted / of
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  15. 15.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  16. 16.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  17. 17.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: is / an / He / honest / shopkeeper.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: buses / The / very / are / crowded.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / number. / wrote / wrong / I
  22. 22.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  23. 23.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: to / listen / the / Please / announcement.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: in / lane. / played / We / cricket / the
  27. 27.Make a sentence: half / an / The / train / is / late. / hour
  28. 28.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) He needed help with the forms.
  29. 29.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: crowded. / buses / are / very / The
  31. 31.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
  32. 32.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: half / late. / hour / an / train / The / is
  35. 35.Make a sentence: honest / shopkeeper. / He / an / is
  36. 36.Make a sentence: news. / My / watches / the / father
  37. 37.Make a sentence: the / my / hurt / match. / knee / in / I
  38. 38.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / listen / to / the
  40. 40.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) I know the answer.

Answer key

  1. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  2. honest
  3. listen
  4. My father watches the news.
  5. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  6. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  7. /iz/
  8. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  9. I know the answer.
  10. The buses are very crowded.
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. She walked to the bus stop.
  13. I wanted a cup of chai.
  14. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  15. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  16. half
  17. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  18. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  19. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  20. The buses are very crowded.
  21. I wrote the wrong number.
  22. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  23. sign
  24. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  25. Please listen to the announcement.
  26. We played cricket in the lane.
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. We walk to the kirana shop.
  29. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  30. The buses are very crowded.
  31. knife
  32. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  33. Please listen to the announcement.
  34. The train is half an hour late.
  35. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. My father watches the news.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  39. Please listen to the announcement.
  40. She bought two pens and three books.

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