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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 431 · 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.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  3. 3.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. 6.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / the / wrong / number. / wrote
  9. 9.Make a sentence: She / stop. / walked / to / bus / the
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  12. 12.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
  13. 13.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / He / honest / an
  15. 15.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pass / the / me / knife. / Please
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  19. 19.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  20. 20.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  22. 22.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  23. 23.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please sign the form here.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  26. 26.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  27. 27.Make a sentence: train / The / an / late. / hour / half / is
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. 29.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  30. 30.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) My father watches the news.
  32. 32.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  33. 33.Make a sentence: stop. / She / bus / to / the / walked
  34. 34.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
  35. 35.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: the / help / forms. / needed / with / He
  37. 37.Make a sentence: train / is / half / hour / late. / an / The
  38. 38.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  39. 39.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  40. 40.Make a sentence: in / cricket / We / lane. / played / the

Answer key

  1. /id/
  2. knife
  3. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  4. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  5. Please pass me the knife.
  6. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  7. We walk to the kirana shop.
  8. I wrote the wrong number.
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. We played cricket in the lane.
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. half
  13. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  14. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  15. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  16. I wrote the wrong number.
  17. Please pass me the knife.
  18. I hurt my knee in the match.
  19. listen
  20. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  21. Please listen to the announcement.
  22. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  23. honest
  24. Please sign the form here.
  25. The train is half an hour late.
  26. /iz/
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. The buses are very crowded.
  29. sign
  30. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  31. My father watches the news.
  32. /d/
  33. She walked to the bus stop.
  34. I know the answer.
  35. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. The train is half an hour late.
  38. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  39. /t/
  40. We played cricket in the lane.

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