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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 405 · 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: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  3. 3.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  4. 4.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / news. / father
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  6. 6.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: bus / stop. / She / walked / the / to
  11. 11.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  12. 12.Make a sentence: watches / My / the / father / news.
  13. 13.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  14. 14.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  15. 15.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  16. 16.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  17. 17.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  19. 19.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
  20. 20.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  21. 21.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please sign the form here.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: sign / form / here. / the / Please
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: sign / the / here. / Please / form
  28. 28.Make a sentence: train / The / is / an / half / hour / late.
  29. 29.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  30. 30.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: wrong / I / wrote / number. / the
  32. 32.Make a sentence: an / is / hour / half / train / The / late.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / you / talk / to / daily? / grandparents / Do
  34. 34.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  35. 35.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  36. 36.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  37. 37.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: We / to / walk / the / shop. / kirana
  39. 39.Make a sentence: cricket / played / in / We / the / lane.
  40. 40.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

Answer key

  1. Please pass me the knife.
  2. I wanted a cup of chai.
  3. /t/
  4. My father watches the news.
  5. She bought two pens and three books.
  6. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  7. She walked to the bus stop.
  8. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  9. I hurt my knee in the match.
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. half
  12. My father watches the news.
  13. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  14. honest
  15. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  16. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  17. /iz/
  18. My father watches the news.
  19. knife
  20. /d/
  21. listen
  22. I wrote the wrong number.
  23. We played cricket in the lane.
  24. The buses are very crowded.
  25. Please sign the form here.
  26. He needed help with the forms.
  27. Please sign the form here.
  28. The train is half an hour late.
  29. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  30. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  31. I wrote the wrong number.
  32. The train is half an hour late.
  33. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  34. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  35. sign
  36. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  37. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  38. We walk to the kirana shop.
  39. We played cricket in the lane.
  40. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।

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