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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 603 · 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.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  3. 3.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  4. 4.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  5. 5.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: the / sign / Please / form / here.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: chai. / I / wanted / a / of / cup
  9. 9.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / I / wrote / the
  10. 10.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  11. 11.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: late. / half / an / The / hour / train / is
  14. 14.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  15. 15.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: to / Do / daily? / your / grandparents / you / talk
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / my / in / match. / the / hurt / knee
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  20. 20.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / The / are / buses
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: cricket / We / the / lane. / in / played
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: kirana / shop. / the / to / We / walk
  26. 26.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  31. 31.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  32. 32.Make a sentence: father / My / the / watches / news.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: the / cricket / in / We / lane. / played
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  35. 35.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) My father watches the news.
  37. 37.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: in / knee / I / match. / my / hurt / the
  39. 39.Make a sentence: is / honest / an / He / shopkeeper.
  40. 40.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/

Answer key

  1. listen
  2. /t/
  3. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  4. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  5. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  6. The buses are very crowded.
  7. Please sign the form here.
  8. I wanted a cup of chai.
  9. I wrote the wrong number.
  10. /iz/
  11. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  12. I wanted a cup of chai.
  13. The train is half an hour late.
  14. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  15. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  16. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  17. I hurt my knee in the match.
  18. The train is half an hour late.
  19. I wrote the wrong number.
  20. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  21. The buses are very crowded.
  22. Please listen to the announcement.
  23. We played cricket in the lane.
  24. My father watches the news.
  25. We walk to the kirana shop.
  26. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  27. Please sign the form here.
  28. We walk to the kirana shop.
  29. He needed help with the forms.
  30. She bought two pens and three books.
  31. sign
  32. My father watches the news.
  33. We played cricket in the lane.
  34. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  35. /d/
  36. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  37. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  38. I hurt my knee in the match.
  39. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  40. /id/

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