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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 562 · 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 घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  2. 2.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  8. 8.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  9. 9.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: to / She / the / walked / stop. / bus
  11. 11.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  12. 12.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  13. 13.Make a sentence: needed / forms. / with / He / help / the
  14. 14.Make a sentence: very / buses / The / crowded. / are
  15. 15.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: form / here. / Please / sign / the
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  24. 24.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  26. 26.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।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / Please / me / the
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. 29.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  30. 30.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  31. 31.Make a sentence: wanted / of / cup / chai. / a / I
  32. 32.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help / with / He / forms. / the / needed
  34. 34.Make a sentence: He / honest / shopkeeper. / is / an
  35. 35.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / Please / pass
  36. 36.Make a sentence: to / walk / We / kirana / shop. / the
  37. 37.Make a sentence: my / knee / match. / the / in / hurt / I
  38. 38.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  39. 39.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: We / cricket / lane. / the / played / in

Answer key

  1. Please listen to the announcement.
  2. half
  3. Please sign the form here.
  4. I know the answer.
  5. The train is half an hour late.
  6. The buses are very crowded.
  7. I wanted a cup of chai.
  8. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  9. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  12. /d/
  13. He needed help with the forms.
  14. The buses are very crowded.
  15. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  16. He needed help with the forms.
  17. honest
  18. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  19. Please sign the form here.
  20. She walked to the bus stop.
  21. We played cricket in the lane.
  22. knife
  23. Please pass me the knife.
  24. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  25. My father watches the news.
  26. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  27. Please pass me the knife.
  28. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  30. sign
  31. I wanted a cup of chai.
  32. /id/
  33. He needed help with the forms.
  34. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  35. Please pass me the knife.
  36. We walk to the kirana shop.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. /t/
  39. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  40. We played cricket in the lane.

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