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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 502 · 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.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  2. 2.Make a sentence: listen / the / Please / to / announcement.
  3. 3.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  4. 4.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. 6.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  7. 7.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  8. 8.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / wrote / wrong / number. / the
  10. 10.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  11. 11.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: He / honest / an / shopkeeper. / is
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help / needed / forms. / the / with / He
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: in / hurt / match. / knee / I / my / the
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
  19. 19.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  21. 21.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  22. 22.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: the / announcement. / Please / listen / to
  26. 26.Make a sentence: the / father / My / news. / watches
  27. 27.Make a sentence: train / The / hour / an / late. / half / is
  28. 28.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I know the answer. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  31. 31.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: are / The / very / buses / crowded.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: My / the / watches / father / news.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: with / the / forms. / needed / help / He
  36. 36.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  37. 37.Make a sentence: half / late. / an / is / hour / train / The
  38. 38.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: The / crowded. / are / buses / very
  40. 40.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

Answer key

  1. I know the answer.
  2. Please listen to the announcement.
  3. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  4. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  5. She bought two pens and three books.
  6. sign
  7. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  8. half
  9. I wrote the wrong number.
  10. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  11. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  12. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. He needed help with the forms.
  14. We played cricket in the lane.
  15. I hurt my knee in the match.
  16. I wrote the wrong number.
  17. My father watches the news.
  18. I know the answer.
  19. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  20. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  21. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  22. honest
  23. She walked to the bus stop.
  24. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. Please listen to the announcement.
  26. My father watches the news.
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. /t/
  29. He needed help with the forms.
  30. Please listen to the announcement.
  31. /iz/
  32. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. The buses are very crowded.
  34. My father watches the news.
  35. He needed help with the forms.
  36. /id/
  37. The train is half an hour late.
  38. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  39. The buses are very crowded.
  40. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।

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