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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 419 · 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.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please sign the form here.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / buses / The / are
  4. 4.Make a sentence: match. / my / knee / I / hurt / in / the
  5. 5.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  7. 7.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  8. 8.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  9. 9.Make a sentence: late. / half / hour / The / train / is / an
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  11. 11.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket / We / the / lane. / played / in
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  14. 14.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  20. 20.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  21. 21.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  22. 22.Make a sentence: wanted / chai. / I / cup / a / of
  23. 23.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: knee / match. / my / I / hurt / in / the
  26. 26.Make a sentence: chai. / wanted / of / a / I / cup
  27. 27.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / honest / He / is
  28. 28.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: lane. / played / the / in / cricket / We
  30. 30.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
  32. 32.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  34. 34.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  35. 35.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  36. 36.Make a sentence: played / lane. / in / cricket / We / the
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: me / the / Please / pass / knife.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: the / I / my / in / hurt / knee / match.

Answer key

  1. honest
  2. Please sign the form here.
  3. The buses are very crowded.
  4. I hurt my knee in the match.
  5. /iz/
  6. The train is half an hour late.
  7. half
  8. /d/
  9. The train is half an hour late.
  10. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  11. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  12. We played cricket in the lane.
  13. My father watches the news.
  14. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  15. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  16. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  17. She bought two pens and three books.
  18. He needed help with the forms.
  19. Please pass me the knife.
  20. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  21. listen
  22. I wanted a cup of chai.
  23. sign
  24. Please listen to the announcement.
  25. I hurt my knee in the match.
  26. I wanted a cup of chai.
  27. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  28. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  29. We played cricket in the lane.
  30. /t/
  31. I know the answer.
  32. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  33. She walked to the bus stop.
  34. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  35. /id/
  36. We played cricket in the lane.
  37. I wanted a cup of chai.
  38. I know the answer.
  39. Please pass me the knife.
  40. I hurt my knee in the match.

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