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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 641 · 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.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  3. 3.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  4. 4.Make a sentence: wrote / wrong / I / the / number.
  5. 5.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please sign the form here.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: walk / We / shop. / kirana / to / the
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: know / I / the / answer.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  12. 12.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  14. 14.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  15. 15.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / He / honest / is
  16. 16.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: watches / news. / father / My / the
  18. 18.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  19. 19.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. 22.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  23. 23.Make a sentence: the / wrong / wrote / number. / I
  24. 24.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  25. 25.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  26. 26.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  27. 27.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  28. 28.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  29. 29.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: wrote / wrong / I / number. / the
  31. 31.Make a sentence: needed / with / help / forms. / the / He
  32. 32.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  33. 33.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: honest / is / shopkeeper. / He / an
  35. 35.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: the / to / kirana / shop. / walk / We
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. 38.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: grandparents / Do / talk / you / daily? / your / to
  40. 40.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf

Answer key

  1. Please sign the form here.
  2. The buses are very crowded.
  3. /id/
  4. I wrote the wrong number.
  5. /t/
  6. My father watches the news.
  7. We walk to the kirana shop.
  8. We played cricket in the lane.
  9. I know the answer.
  10. I wrote the wrong number.
  11. Please listen to the announcement.
  12. listen
  13. Please pass me the knife.
  14. /d/
  15. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  16. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  17. My father watches the news.
  18. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  19. /iz/
  20. I know the answer.
  21. I hurt my knee in the match.
  22. sign
  23. I wrote the wrong number.
  24. honest
  25. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  26. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  27. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  28. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  29. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  30. I wrote the wrong number.
  31. He needed help with the forms.
  32. knife
  33. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  34. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  35. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  36. We walk to the kirana shop.
  37. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  39. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  40. half

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