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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 348 · 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: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  2. 2.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I know the answer.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: stop. / the / to / She / walked / bus
  5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  7. 7.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  9. 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  11. 11.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  12. 12.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  13. 13.Make a sentence: She / walked / stop. / to / bus / the
  14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  15. 15.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  16. 16.Make a sentence: in / lane. / We / played / cricket / the
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: lane. / the / cricket / played / We / in
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: He / an / shopkeeper. / honest / is
  21. 21.Make a sentence: listen / the / Please / announcement. / to
  22. 22.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  24. 24.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  25. 25.Make a sentence: me / Please / knife. / the / pass
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / are / The / buses
  28. 28.Make a sentence: needed / help / the / with / forms. / He
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help / with / He / the / forms. / needed
  30. 30.Make a sentence: daily? / you / grandparents / to / talk / Do / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: match. / knee / in / the / hurt / I / my
  32. 32.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  33. 33.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) My father watches the news.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help / He / the / forms. / with / needed
  35. 35.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: to / Please / the / announcement. / listen
  37. 37.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  39. 39.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 एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  40. 40.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।

Answer key

  1. I wrote the wrong number.
  2. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  3. We walk to the kirana shop.
  4. She walked to the bus stop.
  5. honest
  6. She bought two pens and three books.
  7. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  8. I know the answer.
  9. /iz/
  10. The buses are very crowded.
  11. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  12. /d/
  13. She walked to the bus stop.
  14. knife
  15. listen
  16. We played cricket in the lane.
  17. She walked to the bus stop.
  18. We played cricket in the lane.
  19. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  20. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  21. Please listen to the announcement.
  22. /t/
  23. He needed help with the forms.
  24. /id/
  25. Please pass me the knife.
  26. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  27. The buses are very crowded.
  28. He needed help with the forms.
  29. He needed help with the forms.
  30. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  31. I hurt my knee in the match.
  32. sign
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. He needed help with the forms.
  35. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  36. Please listen to the announcement.
  37. half
  38. Please listen to the announcement.
  39. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  40. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?

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