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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 732 · 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.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  2. 2.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  3. 3.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  4. 4.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  5. 5.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: hour / late. / an / train / is / half / The
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  8. 8.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: the / with / He / needed / forms. / help
  10. 10.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / in / the / We / played
  12. 12.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  13. 13.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: the / me / Please / knife. / pass
  16. 16.Make a sentence: very / The / crowded. / are / buses
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: the / I / answer. / know
  19. 19.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  20. 20.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Please / the / pass / knife. / me
  22. 22.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / to / talk / grandparents / daily? / you / Do
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: father / news. / the / My / watches
  26. 26.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  30. 30.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: honest / shopkeeper. / an / He / is
  32. 32.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  33. 33.Make a sentence: know / answer. / I / the
  34. 34.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: lane. / in / cricket / We / played / the
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: match. / hurt / my / the / I / knee / in
  39. 39.Make a sentence: talk / you / grandparents / daily? / your / to / Do
  40. 40.Make a sentence: match. / knee / I / in / my / hurt / the

Answer key

  1. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  2. /d/
  3. knife
  4. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  5. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  6. The train is half an hour late.
  7. We walk to the kirana shop.
  8. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  9. He needed help with the forms.
  10. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  11. We played cricket in the lane.
  12. /iz/
  13. half
  14. She bought two pens and three books.
  15. Please pass me the knife.
  16. The buses are very crowded.
  17. I know the answer.
  18. I know the answer.
  19. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  20. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  21. Please pass me the knife.
  22. /id/
  23. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  24. Please listen to the announcement.
  25. My father watches the news.
  26. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  27. She walked to the bus stop.
  28. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  29. listen
  30. I know the answer.
  31. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  32. honest
  33. I know the answer.
  34. sign
  35. He needed help with the forms.
  36. We played cricket in the lane.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. I hurt my knee in the match.
  39. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  40. I hurt my knee in the match.

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