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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 391 · 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: is / shopkeeper. / an / He / honest
  2. 2.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  4. 4.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  5. 5.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: forms. / help / He / with / the / needed
  8. 8.Make a sentence: bus / stop. / She / the / walked / to
  9. 9.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  11. 11.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: here. / the / form / sign / Please
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) My father watches the news.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: father / My / news. / the / watches
  18. 18.Make a sentence: know / answer. / I / the
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / talk / daily? / grandparents / to / Do / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: to / bus / She / the / stop. / walked
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / match. / knee / the / in / my / hurt
  22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  23. 23.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  24. 24.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  25. 25.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  26. 26.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  27. 27.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।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: cup / of / wanted / a / chai. / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: the / my / knee / in / I / hurt / match.
  30. 30.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / knife. / pass / me / Please
  32. 32.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  33. 33.Make a sentence: the / kirana / to / shop. / walk / We
  34. 34.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I know the answer.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
  38. 38.Make a sentence: talk / Do / daily? / your / to / grandparents / you
  39. 39.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  40. 40.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।

Answer key

  1. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  2. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  3. Please sign the form here.
  4. knife
  5. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  6. I wrote the wrong number.
  7. He needed help with the forms.
  8. She walked to the bus stop.
  9. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  10. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  11. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  12. Please sign the form here.
  13. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  14. We walk to the kirana shop.
  15. The buses are very crowded.
  16. The train is half an hour late.
  17. My father watches the news.
  18. I know the answer.
  19. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  20. She walked to the bus stop.
  21. I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. /d/
  23. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  24. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  25. half
  26. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  27. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  28. I wanted a cup of chai.
  29. I hurt my knee in the match.
  30. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  31. Please pass me the knife.
  32. /id/
  33. We walk to the kirana shop.
  34. honest
  35. I wanted a cup of chai.
  36. Please pass me the knife.
  37. I know the answer.
  38. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  39. /iz/
  40. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।

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