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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 559 · 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.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  2. 2.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
  3. 3.Make a sentence: is / shopkeeper. / honest / He / an
  4. 4.Make a sentence: the / wrong / I / number. / wrote
  5. 5.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  6. 6.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / knife. / Please
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  9. 9.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: to / She / walked / bus / the / stop.
  11. 11.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  12. 12.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: announcement. / listen / to / the / Please
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / He / honest / is
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
  18. 18.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. 19.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  20. 20.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  22. 22.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  23. 23.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  24. 24.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  25. 25.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: half / is / The / hour / late. / an / train
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / kirana / shop. / walk / to / We
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pass / the / Please / me / knife.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: in / the / lane. / played / cricket / We
  33. 33.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / know / I / answer.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: form / sign / the / here. / Please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: the / knife. / me / Please / pass
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: the / wrote / wrong / I / number.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: watches / My / news. / father / the
  40. 40.Make a sentence: very / buses / crowded. / The / are

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. honest
  3. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  4. I wrote the wrong number.
  5. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  6. listen
  7. Please pass me the knife.
  8. He needed help with the forms.
  9. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. sign
  12. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  13. Please listen to the announcement.
  14. The buses are very crowded.
  15. I wrote the wrong number.
  16. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  18. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  20. /id/
  21. She walked to the bus stop.
  22. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  23. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  24. half
  25. /iz/
  26. We played cricket in the lane.
  27. I wanted a cup of chai.
  28. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. The train is half an hour late.
  30. We walk to the kirana shop.
  31. Please pass me the knife.
  32. We played cricket in the lane.
  33. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  34. I know the answer.
  35. Please sign the form here.
  36. Please pass me the knife.
  37. Please pass me the knife.
  38. I wrote the wrong number.
  39. My father watches the news.
  40. The buses are very crowded.

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