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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 383 · 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: half / train / an / hour / The / is / late.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / to / listen / Please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: a / I / wanted / of / chai. / cup
  5. 5.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: crowded. / The / buses / are / very
  8. 8.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  9. 9.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. 13.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  14. 14.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: is / train / hour / The / half / late. / an
  17. 17.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  18. 18.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: The / very / buses / crowded. / are
  20. 20.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  21. 21.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  22. 22.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  23. 23.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  24. 24.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: half / late. / train / is / an / hour / The
  26. 26.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: news. / the / watches / My / father
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) My father watches the news.
  31. 31.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  32. 32.Make a sentence: the / needed / forms. / help / with / He
  33. 33.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / the / Please / to
  34. 34.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  35. 35.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  37. 37.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
  38. 38.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please sign the form here.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.

Answer key

  1. The train is half an hour late.
  2. Please listen to the announcement.
  3. Please listen to the announcement.
  4. I wanted a cup of chai.
  5. /d/
  6. Please pass me the knife.
  7. The buses are very crowded.
  8. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  9. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  10. honest
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. listen
  14. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  15. I hurt my knee in the match.
  16. The train is half an hour late.
  17. /id/
  18. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  19. The buses are very crowded.
  20. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  21. knife
  22. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  23. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  24. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  25. The train is half an hour late.
  26. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  27. I wrote the wrong number.
  28. She bought two pens and three books.
  29. My father watches the news.
  30. The buses are very crowded.
  31. /iz/
  32. He needed help with the forms.
  33. Please listen to the announcement.
  34. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  35. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  36. My father watches the news.
  37. sign
  38. I know the answer.
  39. She walked to the bus stop.
  40. The train is half an hour late.

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