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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 730 · 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.Make a sentence: talk / grandparents / you / your / to / Do / daily?
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: an / The / late. / is / half / hour / train
  4. 4.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: is / an / shopkeeper. / honest / He
  6. 6.Make a sentence: My / the / news. / watches / father
  7. 7.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
  10. 10.Make a sentence: kirana / to / shop. / We / walk / the
  11. 11.Make a sentence: form / here. / the / sign / Please
  12. 12.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) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: me / knife. / pass / the / Please
  14. 14.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  15. 15.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: very / are / buses / crowded. / The
  18. 18.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / a / of / wanted / chai. / cup
  20. 20.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  21. 21.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: played / cricket / the / We / in / lane.
  27. 27.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  28. 28.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: a / cup / of / I / wanted / chai.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: me / the / knife. / pass / Please
  31. 31.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  34. 34.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: the / form / Please / here. / sign
  36. 36.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please pass me the knife.
  38. 38.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / of / cup / wanted / a / chai.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.

Answer key

  1. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  2. The buses are very crowded.
  3. The train is half an hour late.
  4. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  5. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  6. My father watches the news.
  7. /id/
  8. The train is half an hour late.
  9. I know the answer.
  10. We walk to the kirana shop.
  11. Please sign the form here.
  12. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  13. Please pass me the knife.
  14. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  15. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  16. Please listen to the announcement.
  17. The buses are very crowded.
  18. /iz/
  19. I wanted a cup of chai.
  20. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  21. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  22. She walked to the bus stop.
  23. listen
  24. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. She bought two pens and three books.
  26. We played cricket in the lane.
  27. sign
  28. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  29. I wanted a cup of chai.
  30. Please pass me the knife.
  31. /t/
  32. We played cricket in the lane.
  33. Please sign the form here.
  34. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  35. Please sign the form here.
  36. honest
  37. Please pass me the knife.
  38. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  39. I wanted a cup of chai.
  40. We walk to the kirana shop.

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