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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 706 · 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.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  2. 2.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  3. 3.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: the / I / answer. / know
  7. 7.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  8. 8.Make a sentence: The / hour / an / is / late. / train / half
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  10. 10.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
  11. 11.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  13. 13.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
  15. 15.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: to / walk / shop. / the / We / kirana
  17. 17.Make a sentence: the / to / shop. / kirana / walk / We
  18. 18.Make a sentence: forms. / the / with / needed / He / help
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: is / hour / train / The / half / late. / an
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: daily? / Do / grandparents / to / you / talk / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: buses / very / crowded. / The / are
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: listen / to / Please / the / announcement.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  30. 30.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / played / lane. / cricket / in / We
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / the / listen / to
  33. 33.Make a sentence: is / hour / late. / train / The / half / an
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please sign the form here.
  35. 35.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  37. 37.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  38. 38.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: walk / the / shop. / We / kirana / to
  40. 40.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।

Answer key

  1. knife
  2. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  3. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  4. I wrote the wrong number.
  5. I wanted a cup of chai.
  6. I know the answer.
  7. listen
  8. The train is half an hour late.
  9. The buses are very crowded.
  10. sign
  11. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  12. She bought two pens and three books.
  13. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  14. I know the answer.
  15. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  16. We walk to the kirana shop.
  17. We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. He needed help with the forms.
  19. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  20. The train is half an hour late.
  21. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  22. We walk to the kirana shop.
  23. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  24. We played cricket in the lane.
  25. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  26. The buses are very crowded.
  27. She walked to the bus stop.
  28. Please listen to the announcement.
  29. Please pass me the knife.
  30. /iz/
  31. We played cricket in the lane.
  32. Please listen to the announcement.
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. Please sign the form here.
  35. half
  36. The train is half an hour late.
  37. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  38. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  39. We walk to the kirana shop.
  40. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।

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