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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 67 · 40 sums
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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 wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  2. 2.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  3. 3.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  6. 6.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  8. 8.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: bus / the / to / She / walked / stop.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: father / news. / watches / My / the
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Please / pass / knife. / me / the
  15. 15.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  16. 16.Make a sentence: lane. / in / We / cricket / played / the
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: cricket / in / played / the / lane. / We
  19. 19.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  21. 21.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  22. 22.Make a sentence: late. / hour / half / train / is / an / The
  23. 23.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
  24. 24.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  25. 25.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  26. 26.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  27. 27.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  28. 28.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  30. 30.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  31. 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  32. 32.Make a sentence: to / listen / Please / announcement. / the
  33. 33.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / watches / father / news. / My
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  36. 36.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: father / news. / watches / the / My
  38. 38.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  39. 39.Make a sentence: kirana / the / We / to / walk / shop.
  40. 40.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/

Answer key

  1. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  2. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  3. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  4. /id/
  5. listen
  6. /d/
  7. I hurt my knee in the match.
  8. /id/
  9. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. My father watches the news.
  13. We walk to the kirana shop.
  14. Please pass me the knife.
  15. /t/
  16. We played cricket in the lane.
  17. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  18. We played cricket in the lane.
  19. /iz/
  20. We walk to the kirana shop.
  21. /iz/
  22. The train is half an hour late.
  23. sign
  24. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  25. honest
  26. honest
  27. half
  28. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  29. She bought two pens and three books.
  30. knife
  31. /id/
  32. Please listen to the announcement.
  33. /iz/
  34. My father watches the news.
  35. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  36. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  37. My father watches the news.
  38. sign
  39. We walk to the kirana shop.
  40. /t/

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