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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 43 · 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: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: hour / is / half / late. / an / train / The
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  4. 4.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  6. 6.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: shop. / We / the / walk / kirana / to
  8. 8.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: watches / news. / My / father / the
  12. 12.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  13. 13.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  14. 14.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  17. 17.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  18. 18.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  19. 19.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  21. 21.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: stop. / the / She / walked / bus / to
  24. 24.Make a sentence: the / know / I / answer.
  25. 25.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  27. 27.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  28. 28.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: He / help / with / forms. / needed / the
  31. 31.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  32. 32.Make a sentence: grandparents / your / to / Do / you / daily? / talk
  33. 33.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / in / the / We / played
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: needed / forms. / He / with / help / the
  38. 38.Make a sentence: very / The / are / crowded. / buses
  39. 39.Make a sentence: here. / the / sign / Please / form
  40. 40.Make a sentence: daily? / your / grandparents / to / talk / Do / you

Answer key

  1. We played cricket in the lane.
  2. The train is half an hour late.
  3. My father watches the news.
  4. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  5. listen
  6. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  7. We walk to the kirana shop.
  8. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  9. knife
  10. Please listen to the announcement.
  11. My father watches the news.
  12. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  13. /t/
  14. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  15. I hurt my knee in the match.
  16. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  17. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  18. /d/
  19. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  20. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  21. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  22. Please sign the form here.
  23. She walked to the bus stop.
  24. I know the answer.
  25. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  26. The train is half an hour late.
  27. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  28. half
  29. She bought two pens and three books.
  30. He needed help with the forms.
  31. /iz/
  32. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  33. honest
  34. He needed help with the forms.
  35. We played cricket in the lane.
  36. I wanted a cup of chai.
  37. He needed help with the forms.
  38. The buses are very crowded.
  39. Please sign the form here.
  40. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?

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