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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 581 · 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: wanted / of / chai. / I / a / cup
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) My father watches the news.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  4. 4.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  5. 5.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  6. 6.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  7. 7.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  8. 8.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  9. 9.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / talk / grandparents / to / daily? / Do / you
  11. 11.Make a sentence: to / kirana / shop. / the / walk / We
  12. 12.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / the / wrong / I
  13. 13.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Please / the / listen / announcement. / to
  15. 15.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: match. / hurt / in / the / I / my / knee
  18. 18.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  19. 19.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / played / We / in / the
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) My father watches the news.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  22. 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: played / the / We / in / cricket / lane.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  27. 27.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
  28. 28.Make a sentence: my / hurt / the / I / match. / in / knee
  29. 29.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
  30. 30.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  31. 31.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: half / hour / an / train / The / is / late.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / The / very / are
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: with / the / forms. / needed / help / He
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / match. / knee / hurt / in / my / the
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / listen / announcement. / the / Please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: honest / an / He / shopkeeper. / is

Answer key

  1. I wanted a cup of chai.
  2. She bought two pens and three books.
  3. I know the answer.
  4. listen
  5. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  6. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  7. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  8. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  9. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  10. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  11. We walk to the kirana shop.
  12. I wrote the wrong number.
  13. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  14. Please listen to the announcement.
  15. sign
  16. The train is half an hour late.
  17. I hurt my knee in the match.
  18. /t/
  19. We played cricket in the lane.
  20. The buses are very crowded.
  21. I wrote the wrong number.
  22. knife
  23. He needed help with the forms.
  24. We played cricket in the lane.
  25. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  26. We walk to the kirana shop.
  27. honest
  28. I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. /iz/
  30. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  31. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. The buses are very crowded.
  35. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. My father watches the news.
  39. Please listen to the announcement.
  40. He is an honest shopkeeper.

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