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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. listen
  2. The train is half an hour late.
  3. /d/
  4. She walked to the bus stop.
  5. half
  6. She walked to the bus stop.
  7. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  8. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  11. We played cricket in the lane.
  12. He needed help with the forms.
  13. We played cricket in the lane.
  14. Please pass me the knife.
  15. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  16. knife
  17. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  18. We walk to the kirana shop.
  19. I wrote the wrong number.
  20. I know the answer.
  21. /iz/
  22. I wanted a cup of chai.
  23. Please pass me the knife.
  24. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  25. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  26. I hurt my knee in the match.
  27. sign
  28. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  29. honest
  30. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  31. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  32. Please sign the form here.
  33. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  34. My father watches the news.
  35. I know the answer.
  36. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  37. My father watches the news.
  38. My father watches the news.
  39. I know the answer.
  40. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।

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