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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 407 · 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: the / pass / knife. / me / Please
  2. 2.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / talk / daily? / Do / to / your / grandparents
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  5. 5.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  6. 6.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  7. 7.Make a sentence: are / The / crowded. / very / buses
  8. 8.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  10. 10.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Please / pass / knife. / the / me
  12. 12.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: daily? / talk / grandparents / your / you / to / Do
  15. 15.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: a / of / chai. / cup / I / wanted
  17. 17.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  19. 19.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: in / match. / my / the / I / knee / hurt
  22. 22.Make a sentence: watches / My / father / the / news.
  23. 23.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: answer. / I / know / the
  27. 27.Make a sentence: the / here. / sign / Please / form
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. 29.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  30. 30.Make a sentence: knee / I / the / hurt / match. / in / my
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Please / the / me / knife. / pass
  32. 32.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  34. 34.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  35. 35.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: wanted / I / cup / of / chai. / a
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  39. 39.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?

Answer key

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

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