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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 552 · 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: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
  3. 3.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  4. 4.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: walk / the / We / kirana / shop. / to
  6. 6.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: watches / the / news. / father / My
  8. 8.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) I know the answer.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: news. / watches / father / My / the
  10. 10.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  11. 11.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  13. 13.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. 15.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  16. 16.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  17. 17.Make a sentence: the / listen / announcement. / Please / to
  18. 18.Make a sentence: shop. / the / We / to / kirana / walk
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Please / here. / the / form / sign
  20. 20.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  21. 21.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  22. 22.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  23. 23.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  24. 24.Make a sentence: a / cup / chai. / wanted / of / I
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / honest / He / an
  30. 30.Make a sentence: my / in / the / I / hurt / match. / knee
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: my / in / knee / I / match. / the / hurt
  33. 33.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / the / me / Please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: kirana / the / We / to / shop. / walk
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Please / here. / sign / form / the
  36. 36.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: the / shop. / We / walk / to / kirana
  38. 38.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: with / He / the / needed / forms. / help
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.

Answer key

  1. He needed help with the forms.
  2. I know the answer.
  3. knife
  4. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  5. We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  7. My father watches the news.
  8. I hurt my knee in the match.
  9. My father watches the news.
  10. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  11. /iz/
  12. The train is half an hour late.
  13. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  14. Please listen to the announcement.
  15. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  16. /id/
  17. Please listen to the announcement.
  18. We walk to the kirana shop.
  19. Please sign the form here.
  20. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  21. /t/
  22. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  23. sign
  24. I wanted a cup of chai.
  25. She bought two pens and three books.
  26. I wrote the wrong number.
  27. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  28. We walk to the kirana shop.
  29. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  30. I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. My father watches the news.
  32. I hurt my knee in the match.
  33. Please pass me the knife.
  34. We walk to the kirana shop.
  35. Please sign the form here.
  36. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  37. We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  39. He needed help with the forms.
  40. The buses are very crowded.

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