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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 491 · 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: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: in / my / I / match. / knee / hurt / the
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / wrote / wrong / the / number.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  7. 7.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  8. 8.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  9. 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  10. 10.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  11. 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  13. 13.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  14. 14.Make a sentence: to / walked / bus / stop. / the / She
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / father / My
  17. 17.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  18. 18.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  19. 19.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  20. 20.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / announcement. / to / Please / listen
  22. 22.Make a sentence: honest / is / He / shopkeeper. / an
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
  25. 25.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  26. 26.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: wrong / I / number. / the / wrote
  29. 29.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please sign the form here.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  35. 35.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  36. 36.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  37. 37.Make a sentence: the / watches / My / news. / father
  38. 38.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / very / The / buses
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.

Answer key

  1. She bought two pens and three books.
  2. I know the answer.
  3. I hurt my knee in the match.
  4. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  5. I wrote the wrong number.
  6. Please pass me the knife.
  7. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  8. knife
  9. /iz/
  10. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  11. /d/
  12. I wanted a cup of chai.
  13. listen
  14. She walked to the bus stop.
  15. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  16. My father watches the news.
  17. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  18. half
  19. honest
  20. /t/
  21. Please listen to the announcement.
  22. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  23. My father watches the news.
  24. He needed help with the forms.
  25. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  26. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  27. I hurt my knee in the match.
  28. I wrote the wrong number.
  29. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  30. The buses are very crowded.
  31. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  32. She walked to the bus stop.
  33. Please sign the form here.
  34. Please listen to the announcement.
  35. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  36. /id/
  37. My father watches the news.
  38. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  39. The buses are very crowded.
  40. The train is half an hour late.

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