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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 60 · 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: answer. / the / I / know
  2. 2.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  3. 3.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  4. 4.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 needed help with the forms.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  6. 6.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: in / I / knee / match. / the / hurt / my
  9. 9.Make a sentence: stop. / the / She / walked / to / bus
  10. 10.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  13. 13.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  15. 15.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: walk / to / the / We / kirana / shop.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: in / played / cricket / We / the / lane.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: We / to / the / shop. / kirana / walk
  20. 20.Make a sentence: match. / I / knee / hurt / the / in / my
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / match. / hurt / in / I / my / knee
  22. 22.Make a sentence: daily? / you / your / grandparents / talk / Do / to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: match. / my / in / the / I / knee / hurt
  24. 24.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  26. 26.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  28. 28.Make a sentence: in / knee / the / I / hurt / match. / my
  29. 29.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / Please / listen
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Please / me / the / pass / knife.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: train / is / an / The / late. / half / hour
  34. 34.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  35. 35.Make a sentence: cup / of / I / a / wanted / chai.
  36. 36.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  37. 37.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  38. 38.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  40. 40.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife

Answer key

  1. I know the answer.
  2. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  3. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  4. My father watches the news.
  5. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. /d/
  7. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  8. I hurt my knee in the match.
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  11. I wrote the wrong number.
  12. The buses are very crowded.
  13. listen
  14. She walked to the bus stop.
  15. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  16. We walk to the kirana shop.
  17. We played cricket in the lane.
  18. Please pass me the knife.
  19. We walk to the kirana shop.
  20. I hurt my knee in the match.
  21. I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  23. I hurt my knee in the match.
  24. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  25. The train is half an hour late.
  26. sign
  27. /iz/
  28. I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. Please listen to the announcement.
  30. I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. Please pass me the knife.
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. /t/
  35. I wanted a cup of chai.
  36. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  37. /id/
  38. half
  39. Please listen to the announcement.
  40. knife

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