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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 633 · 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 “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  2. 2.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  3. 3.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  5. 5.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  6. 6.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  7. 7.Make a sentence: He / forms. / help / the / needed / with
  8. 8.Make a sentence: listen / Please / the / announcement. / to
  9. 9.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / to / grandparents / Do / talk / daily? / you
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: walk / kirana / shop. / to / We / the
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
  14. 14.Make a sentence: here. / the / Please / sign / form
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: an / He / honest / shopkeeper. / is
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. 18.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  19. 19.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: She / the / to / bus / stop. / walked
  21. 21.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  22. 22.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  23. 23.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  26. 26.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / honest / an / He
  29. 29.Make a sentence: The / half / an / is / late. / train / hour
  30. 30.Make a sentence: form / here. / the / sign / Please
  31. 31.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  32. 32.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  33. 33.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  34. 34.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  36. 36.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  37. 37.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  38. 38.Make a sentence: She / bus / stop. / walked / the / to
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / listen / Please / the / announcement.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) The buses are very crowded.

Answer key

  1. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  2. sign
  3. honest
  4. Please pass me the knife.
  5. half
  6. /t/
  7. He needed help with the forms.
  8. Please listen to the announcement.
  9. listen
  10. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  11. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  12. We walk to the kirana shop.
  13. I know the answer.
  14. Please sign the form here.
  15. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  16. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  19. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  20. She walked to the bus stop.
  21. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  22. /id/
  23. /iz/
  24. He needed help with the forms.
  25. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  26. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  27. I wanted a cup of chai.
  28. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. The train is half an hour late.
  30. Please sign the form here.
  31. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  32. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  33. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  34. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  35. I wrote the wrong number.
  36. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  37. /d/
  38. She walked to the bus stop.
  39. Please listen to the announcement.
  40. I hurt my knee in the match.

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