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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 517 · 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: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: The / late. / an / train / half / is / hour
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please pass me the knife.
  4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me / Please / pass / knife. / the
  6. 6.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  7. 7.Make a sentence: buses / are / crowded. / very / The
  8. 8.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।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: We / to / shop. / the / walk / kirana
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  11. 11.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I know the answer. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  13. 13.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  14. 14.Make a sentence: wrong / I / the / number. / wrote
  15. 15.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  16. 16.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  19. 19.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  21. 21.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  22. 22.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: to / grandparents / talk / daily? / you / your / Do
  26. 26.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / the / Please / listen
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / buses / very / The
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: my / match. / hurt / I / the / in / knee
  31. 31.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  32. 32.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: walk / the / kirana / shop. / We / to
  34. 34.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help / needed / the / He / forms. / with
  37. 37.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  38. 38.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  39. 39.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  40. 40.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/

Answer key

  1. Please pass me the knife.
  2. The train is half an hour late.
  3. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  4. sign
  5. Please pass me the knife.
  6. /iz/
  7. The buses are very crowded.
  8. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  9. We walk to the kirana shop.
  10. The train is half an hour late.
  11. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  12. We walk to the kirana shop.
  13. /d/
  14. I wrote the wrong number.
  15. honest
  16. /id/
  17. I know the answer.
  18. She bought two pens and three books.
  19. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  20. half
  21. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  22. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  23. I know the answer.
  24. I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  26. Please listen to the announcement.
  27. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  28. The buses are very crowded.
  29. Please listen to the announcement.
  30. I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. knife
  32. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  33. We walk to the kirana shop.
  34. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  35. The buses are very crowded.
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  38. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  39. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  40. /t/

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