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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 402 · 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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  2. 2.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  3. 3.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  4. 4.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / the / I / number.
  5. 5.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  9. 9.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: the / walked / stop. / She / to / bus
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  12. 12.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  13. 13.Make a sentence: watches / My / the / news. / father
  14. 14.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
  15. 15.Make a sentence: knife. / the / pass / Please / me
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / the / knee / in / match. / my / hurt
  18. 18.Make a sentence: number. / wrote / the / I / wrong
  19. 19.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / listen / Please / the
  20. 20.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / buses / very / The
  21. 21.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: an / late. / The / hour / is / half / train
  23. 23.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  24. 24.Make a sentence: He / with / the / forms. / help / needed
  25. 25.Make a sentence: He / forms. / needed / with / help / the
  26. 26.Make a sentence: listen / the / to / Please / announcement.
  27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: stop. / to / bus / the / She / walked
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  32. 32.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  33. 33.Make a sentence: hour / late. / is / half / train / an / The
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  35. 35.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: with / forms. / He / needed / the / help
  37. 37.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  38. 38.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  39. 39.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.

Answer key

  1. half
  2. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  3. /id/
  4. I wrote the wrong number.
  5. knife
  6. I wanted a cup of chai.
  7. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  8. We played cricket in the lane.
  9. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. She walked to the bus stop.
  12. sign
  13. My father watches the news.
  14. honest
  15. Please pass me the knife.
  16. I know the answer.
  17. I hurt my knee in the match.
  18. I wrote the wrong number.
  19. Please listen to the announcement.
  20. The buses are very crowded.
  21. I know the answer.
  22. The train is half an hour late.
  23. /t/
  24. He needed help with the forms.
  25. He needed help with the forms.
  26. Please listen to the announcement.
  27. /iz/
  28. Please listen to the announcement.
  29. She walked to the bus stop.
  30. He needed help with the forms.
  31. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  32. /d/
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. My father watches the news.
  35. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  38. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  39. listen
  40. We walk to the kirana shop.

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