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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 345 · 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.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please sign the form here.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  6. 6.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  7. 7.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / He / is / honest / an
  10. 10.Make a sentence: wrong / I / number. / wrote / the
  11. 11.Make a sentence: hurt / my / the / match. / I / knee / in
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / Please / me / the
  14. 14.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / of / cup / a / chai. / wanted
  16. 16.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  18. 18.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / the / to / Please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: crowded. / buses / The / very / are
  23. 23.Make a sentence: hurt / my / I / knee / in / match. / the
  24. 24.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  25. 25.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: are / very / crowded. / buses / The
  28. 28.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  29. 29.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / me / the / Please
  31. 31.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  32. 32.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  33. 33.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  34. 34.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  35. 35.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) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  36. 36.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: are / The / very / crowded. / buses
  38. 38.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  39. 39.Make a sentence: the / number. / wrong / I / wrote
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / answer. / know / the

Answer key

  1. sign
  2. I wanted a cup of chai.
  3. Please listen to the announcement.
  4. I know the answer.
  5. She bought two pens and three books.
  6. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  7. half
  8. We walk to the kirana shop.
  9. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  10. I wrote the wrong number.
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. Please pass me the knife.
  14. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  15. I wanted a cup of chai.
  16. listen
  17. The train is half an hour late.
  18. /d/
  19. He needed help with the forms.
  20. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  21. Please listen to the announcement.
  22. The buses are very crowded.
  23. I hurt my knee in the match.
  24. /iz/
  25. knife
  26. Please pass me the knife.
  27. The buses are very crowded.
  28. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  29. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  30. Please pass me the knife.
  31. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  32. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  33. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  34. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  35. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  36. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  37. The buses are very crowded.
  38. /id/
  39. I wrote the wrong number.
  40. I know the answer.

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