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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 533 · 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: walk / shop. / kirana / the / We / to
  2. 2.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  3. 3.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / wrong / I / the
  7. 7.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
  9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  12. 12.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  13. 13.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  14. 14.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  15. 15.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I know the answer.
  17. 17.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  20. 20.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: watches / father / the / news. / My
  22. 22.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  23. 23.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  24. 24.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  25. 25.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: the / number. / wrong / wrote / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: to / stop. / the / bus / walked / She
  28. 28.Make a sentence: in / the / knee / I / my / hurt / match.
  29. 29.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  30. 30.Make a sentence: number. / wrote / I / the / wrong
  31. 31.Make a sentence: is / honest / an / He / shopkeeper.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: He / shopkeeper. / honest / an / is
  33. 33.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  34. 34.Make a sentence: to / listen / announcement. / the / Please
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Please / the / listen / announcement. / to
  36. 36.Make a sentence: with / He / the / needed / forms. / help
  37. 37.Make a sentence: the / forms. / He / help / with / needed
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) My father watches the news.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: number. / the / I / wrong / wrote

Answer key

  1. We walk to the kirana shop.
  2. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  3. /d/
  4. I hurt my knee in the match.
  5. Please pass me the knife.
  6. I wrote the wrong number.
  7. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  8. She bought two pens and three books.
  9. knife
  10. I wanted a cup of chai.
  11. honest
  12. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  13. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  14. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  15. /id/
  16. I know the answer.
  17. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  18. listen
  19. Please listen to the announcement.
  20. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  21. My father watches the news.
  22. /iz/
  23. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  24. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  25. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  26. I wrote the wrong number.
  27. She walked to the bus stop.
  28. I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. /t/
  30. I wrote the wrong number.
  31. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  32. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. sign
  34. Please listen to the announcement.
  35. Please listen to the announcement.
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. He needed help with the forms.
  38. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  39. My father watches the news.
  40. I wrote the wrong number.

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