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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 566 · 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.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  3. 3.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  4. 4.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / My / father
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: daily? / Do / you / talk / your / grandparents / to
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pass / Please / the / me / knife.
  9. 9.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  10. 10.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  11. 11.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: walk / to / kirana / shop. / the / We
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: is / half / late. / an / hour / train / The
  16. 16.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  17. 17.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) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  18. 18.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  19. 19.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  21. 21.Make a sentence: news. / the / My / father / watches
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / is / He
  24. 24.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / very / buses / The
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  26. 26.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  27. 27.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  29. 29.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  30. 30.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / a / chai. / cup / of / wanted
  32. 32.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  33. 33.Make a sentence: hour / an / The / half / is / train / late.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: walk / to / shop. / kirana / We / the
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: an / He / honest / is / shopkeeper.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: wrote / the / I / number. / wrong

Answer key

  1. /id/
  2. She walked to the bus stop.
  3. sign
  4. My father watches the news.
  5. Please pass me the knife.
  6. The train is half an hour late.
  7. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  8. Please pass me the knife.
  9. /d/
  10. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  11. listen
  12. I wrote the wrong number.
  13. We walk to the kirana shop.
  14. I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. The train is half an hour late.
  16. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  17. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  18. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  19. half
  20. knife
  21. My father watches the news.
  22. I know the answer.
  23. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  24. The buses are very crowded.
  25. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  26. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  27. honest
  28. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  29. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  30. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  31. I wanted a cup of chai.
  32. /iz/
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. We walk to the kirana shop.
  35. Please sign the form here.
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. Please listen to the announcement.
  39. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  40. I wrote the wrong number.

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