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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. We played cricket in the lane.
  2. Please sign the form here.
  3. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  4. honest
  5. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  6. She bought two pens and three books.
  7. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  8. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  9. The buses are very crowded.
  10. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  11. He needed help with the forms.
  12. He needed help with the forms.
  13. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  14. sign
  15. honest
  16. listen
  17. We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. /id/
  19. He needed help with the forms.
  20. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  21. /iz/
  22. Please pass me the knife.
  23. /d/
  24. /d/
  25. My father watches the news.
  26. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  27. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  28. honest
  29. I wrote the wrong number.
  30. knife
  31. /iz/
  32. The train is half an hour late.
  33. I know the answer.
  34. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  35. half
  36. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  37. Please listen to the announcement.
  38. listen
  39. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  40. half

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