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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 609 · 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 “I know the answer.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  2. 2.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  4. 4.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  5. 5.Make a sentence: listen / Please / the / announcement. / to
  6. 6.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
  7. 7.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  8. 8.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  9. 9.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  13. 13.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  14. 14.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: bus / walked / She / the / stop. / to
  17. 17.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Do / your / talk / grandparents / daily? / to / you
  20. 20.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  21. 21.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: here. / Please / the / sign / form
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: hurt / the / knee / my / I / match. / in
  25. 25.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  26. 26.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  27. 27.Make a sentence: father / the / news. / watches / My
  28. 28.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  29. 29.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: sign / the / form / here. / Please
  31. 31.Make a sentence: a / cup / wanted / chai. / I / of
  32. 32.Make a sentence: very / are / buses / crowded. / The
  33. 33.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: of / cup / a / I / wanted / chai.
  37. 37.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  38. 38.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: walked / the / bus / stop. / She / to
  40. 40.Make a sentence: played / cricket / the / lane. / in / We

Answer key

  1. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  2. honest
  3. The buses are very crowded.
  4. half
  5. Please listen to the announcement.
  6. knife
  7. sign
  8. /id/
  9. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  10. I wrote the wrong number.
  11. Please pass me the knife.
  12. I know the answer.
  13. /t/
  14. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  15. We played cricket in the lane.
  16. She walked to the bus stop.
  17. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  18. My father watches the news.
  19. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  20. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  21. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  22. Please sign the form here.
  23. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  24. I hurt my knee in the match.
  25. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  26. /d/
  27. My father watches the news.
  28. listen
  29. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  30. Please sign the form here.
  31. I wanted a cup of chai.
  32. The buses are very crowded.
  33. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  34. We walk to the kirana shop.
  35. The train is half an hour late.
  36. I wanted a cup of chai.
  37. /iz/
  38. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  39. She walked to the bus stop.
  40. We played cricket in the lane.

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