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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 445 · 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 “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: is / train / hour / half / late. / an / The
  3. 3.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / an / He / honest
  4. 4.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. 6.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  8. 8.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: the / pass / me / knife. / Please
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: to / walk / the / kirana / We / shop.
  14. 14.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  16. 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  17. 17.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  18. 18.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: an / half / The / hour / is / late. / train
  21. 21.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  22. 22.Make a sentence: form / sign / Please / here. / the
  23. 23.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: half / late. / an / hour / is / train / The
  25. 25.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  28. 28.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  29. 29.Make a sentence: is / hour / The / train / half / an / late.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / Do / to / daily? / you / grandparents / talk
  31. 31.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: bus / the / stop. / walked / She / to
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  34. 34.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I know the answer.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: sign / form / the / here. / Please
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / to / Please / listen
  39. 39.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  40. 40.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/

Answer key

  1. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  2. The train is half an hour late.
  3. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  4. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  5. The train is half an hour late.
  6. knife
  7. Please listen to the announcement.
  8. listen
  9. She bought two pens and three books.
  10. We played cricket in the lane.
  11. Please pass me the knife.
  12. She walked to the bus stop.
  13. We walk to the kirana shop.
  14. /iz/
  15. Please pass me the knife.
  16. /d/
  17. half
  18. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  19. I hurt my knee in the match.
  20. The train is half an hour late.
  21. sign
  22. Please sign the form here.
  23. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  24. The train is half an hour late.
  25. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  26. I wanted a cup of chai.
  27. He needed help with the forms.
  28. honest
  29. The train is half an hour late.
  30. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  31. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  32. She walked to the bus stop.
  33. I know the answer.
  34. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  35. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  36. Please sign the form here.
  37. Please sign the form here.
  38. Please listen to the announcement.
  39. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  40. /id/

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