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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 647 · 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: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  3. 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  4. 4.Make a sentence: the / father / watches / My / news.
  5. 5.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  6. 6.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  7. 7.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  8. 8.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  10. 10.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  11. 11.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  12. 12.Make a sentence: My / watches / father / news. / the
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / the / wrote / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: here. / Please / sign / form / the
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  18. 18.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  22. 22.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  24. 24.Make a sentence: the / pass / knife. / Please / me
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I know the answer.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: buses / are / very / The / crowded.
  29. 29.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  30. 30.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  31. 31.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।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: an / is / shopkeeper. / honest / He
  33. 33.Make a sentence: knife. / the / pass / Please / me
  34. 34.Make a sentence: train / late. / is / hour / half / The / an
  35. 35.Make a sentence: stop. / She / to / bus / walked / the
  36. 36.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: kirana / the / walk / to / We / shop.
  39. 39.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.

Answer key

  1. I wanted a cup of chai.
  2. knife
  3. /iz/
  4. My father watches the news.
  5. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  6. /t/
  7. /id/
  8. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  11. sign
  12. My father watches the news.
  13. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  14. I wrote the wrong number.
  15. Please sign the form here.
  16. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. honest
  18. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. Please sign the form here.
  20. half
  21. Please pass me the knife.
  22. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  23. listen
  24. Please pass me the knife.
  25. We played cricket in the lane.
  26. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  27. The buses are very crowded.
  28. The buses are very crowded.
  29. /d/
  30. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  31. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  32. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. Please pass me the knife.
  34. The train is half an hour late.
  35. She walked to the bus stop.
  36. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  37. We walk to the kirana shop.
  38. We walk to the kirana shop.
  39. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  40. My father watches the news.

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