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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 606 · 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.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: Do / to / your / talk / daily? / you / grandparents
  3. 3.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: to / the / kirana / We / shop. / walk
  6. 6.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  7. 7.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  8. 8.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  11. 11.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  13. 13.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: my / in / the / match. / I / hurt / knee
  16. 16.Make a sentence: buses / are / The / crowded. / very
  17. 17.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  18. 18.Make a sentence: played / cricket / We / the / lane. / in
  19. 19.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  20. 20.Make a sentence: sign / the / here. / form / Please
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  22. 22.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
  24. 24.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  25. 25.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please sign the form here.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: very / are / buses / crowded. / The
  29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  30. 30.Make a sentence: here. / sign / form / the / Please
  31. 31.Make a sentence: late. / is / The / half / hour / train / an
  32. 32.Make a sentence: is / hour / half / an / The / train / late.
  33. 33.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  34. 34.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: the / listen / announcement. / Please / to
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: hurt / in / I / match. / the / knee / my
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / the / Please / me
  39. 39.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: He / an / honest / shopkeeper. / is

Answer key

  1. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  2. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  3. half
  4. She bought two pens and three books.
  5. We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  7. sign
  8. /d/
  9. We walk to the kirana shop.
  10. honest
  11. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  12. Please pass me the knife.
  13. /id/
  14. She walked to the bus stop.
  15. I hurt my knee in the match.
  16. The buses are very crowded.
  17. knife
  18. We played cricket in the lane.
  19. /iz/
  20. Please sign the form here.
  21. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  22. /t/
  23. I know the answer.
  24. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  25. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  26. Please listen to the announcement.
  27. I hurt my knee in the match.
  28. The buses are very crowded.
  29. listen
  30. Please sign the form here.
  31. The train is half an hour late.
  32. The train is half an hour late.
  33. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  34. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  35. Please listen to the announcement.
  36. The train is half an hour late.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. Please pass me the knife.
  39. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  40. He is an honest shopkeeper.

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