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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 323 · 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: a / of / wanted / chai. / I / cup
  2. 2.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  4. 4.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: The / very / crowded. / buses / are
  7. 7.Make a sentence: the / watches / news. / father / My
  8. 8.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  9. 9.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
  10. 10.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  12. 12.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  14. 14.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: forms. / with / He / the / help / needed
  16. 16.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  17. 17.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help / the / needed / He / forms. / with
  19. 19.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  20. 20.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: talk / your / grandparents / daily? / Do / to / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: form / sign / here. / the / Please
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  25. 25.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  27. 27.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: daily? / talk / your / you / grandparents / to / Do
  29. 29.Make a sentence: hurt / I / knee / my / in / the / match.
  30. 30.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: kirana / walk / the / We / to / shop.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / is / He / honest
  33. 33.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / the / Please / to
  34. 34.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  35. 35.Make a sentence: The / buses / very / crowded. / are
  36. 36.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: is / hour / an / half / The / late. / train
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please sign the form here.

Answer key

  1. I wanted a cup of chai.
  2. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  3. Please sign the form here.
  4. knife
  5. He needed help with the forms.
  6. The buses are very crowded.
  7. My father watches the news.
  8. /iz/
  9. I know the answer.
  10. /id/
  11. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  12. listen
  13. I know the answer.
  14. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  15. He needed help with the forms.
  16. half
  17. sign
  18. He needed help with the forms.
  19. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  20. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  21. My father watches the news.
  22. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  23. Please sign the form here.
  24. We played cricket in the lane.
  25. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  26. Please pass me the knife.
  27. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  28. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  29. I hurt my knee in the match.
  30. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  31. We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. Please listen to the announcement.
  34. honest
  35. The buses are very crowded.
  36. /d/
  37. We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. The train is half an hour late.
  39. I wanted a cup of chai.
  40. I hurt my knee in the match.

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