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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 439 · 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.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  2. 2.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: the / He / forms. / help / with / needed
  4. 4.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: answer. / know / I / the
  8. 8.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  9. 9.Make a sentence: walked / to / She / the / stop. / bus
  10. 10.Make a sentence: father / watches / My / news. / the
  11. 11.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  12. 12.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  13. 13.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / buses / The / are
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
  15. 15.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. 17.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / pass / Please
  19. 19.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Please / the / here. / sign / form
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. 25.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  26. 26.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  27. 27.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: the / wrote / number. / wrong / I
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: hour / an / late. / train / is / The / half
  31. 31.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: the / help / needed / forms. / He / with
  33. 33.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  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) I know the answer.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: announcement. / listen / the / Please / to
  37. 37.Make a sentence: very / The / crowded. / buses / are
  38. 38.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / a / of / wanted / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / in / played / the / We
  40. 40.Make a sentence: the / I / answer. / know

Answer key

  1. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  2. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  3. He needed help with the forms.
  4. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  5. honest
  6. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  7. I know the answer.
  8. /iz/
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. My father watches the news.
  11. knife
  12. half
  13. The buses are very crowded.
  14. My father watches the news.
  15. /t/
  16. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  17. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  18. Please pass me the knife.
  19. sign
  20. She bought two pens and three books.
  21. Please pass me the knife.
  22. Please sign the form here.
  23. I wrote the wrong number.
  24. We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  26. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  27. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  28. I wrote the wrong number.
  29. The buses are very crowded.
  30. The train is half an hour late.
  31. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  32. He needed help with the forms.
  33. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  34. He needed help with the forms.
  35. I know the answer.
  36. Please listen to the announcement.
  37. The buses are very crowded.
  38. I wanted a cup of chai.
  39. We played cricket in the lane.
  40. I know the answer.

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