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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 440 · 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) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  2. 2.Make a sentence: hour / is / half / The / train / an / late.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  5. 5.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  6. 6.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  7. 7.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  8. 8.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / of / chai. / cup / a / wanted
  12. 12.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  13. 13.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: wanted / I / of / a / cup / chai.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: lane. / the / in / played / We / cricket
  17. 17.Make a sentence: played / We / the / cricket / lane. / in
  18. 18.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: buses / The / very / are / crowded.
  20. 20.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: the / I / knee / in / my / match. / hurt
  24. 24.Make a sentence: watches / the / news. / father / My
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / buses / very / The
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The train is half an hour late.
  28. 28.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  29. 29.Make a sentence: shop. / walk / the / We / to / kirana
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  31. 31.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  32. 32.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  33. 33.Make a sentence: the / wrong / wrote / I / number.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: daily? / you / talk / to / your / grandparents / Do
  36. 36.Make a sentence: bus / the / She / to / stop. / walked
  37. 37.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please sign the form here.
  39. 39.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” 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?
  40. 40.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?

Answer key

  1. /id/
  2. The train is half an hour late.
  3. She bought two pens and three books.
  4. sign
  5. half
  6. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  7. listen
  8. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  9. I wanted a cup of chai.
  10. We walk to the kirana shop.
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  13. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  14. I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. He needed help with the forms.
  16. We played cricket in the lane.
  17. We played cricket in the lane.
  18. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  19. The buses are very crowded.
  20. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  21. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  22. The buses are very crowded.
  23. I hurt my knee in the match.
  24. My father watches the news.
  25. The train is half an hour late.
  26. The buses are very crowded.
  27. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  28. /iz/
  29. We walk to the kirana shop.
  30. Please pass me the knife.
  31. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  32. honest
  33. I wrote the wrong number.
  34. I know the answer.
  35. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  36. She walked to the bus stop.
  37. /d/
  38. Please sign the form here.
  39. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  40. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?

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