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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 739 · 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: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  3. 3.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  4. 4.Make a sentence: are / very / crowded. / The / buses
  5. 5.Make a sentence: to / the / shop. / kirana / walk / We
  6. 6.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  7. 7.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  8. 8.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  10. 10.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: the / my / match. / in / I / knee / hurt
  12. 12.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  13. 13.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  14. 14.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  16. 16.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please sign the form here.
  19. 19.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  21. 21.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
  22. 22.Make a sentence: train / half / late. / an / The / hour / is
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
  25. 25.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / knee / my / hurt / the / in / match.
  27. 27.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  28. 28.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  29. 29.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  30. 30.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: buses / are / The / very / crowded.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / the / wrong
  33. 33.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: news. / watches / father / the / My
  35. 35.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / He / is / honest / an
  36. 36.Make a sentence: hurt / match. / the / I / my / knee / in
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / He / is
  39. 39.Make a sentence: sign / form / here. / the / Please
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She bought two pens and three books.

Answer key

  1. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  2. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  3. honest
  4. The buses are very crowded.
  5. We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  7. /t/
  8. sign
  9. I know the answer.
  10. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  13. /id/
  14. /iz/
  15. Please pass me the knife.
  16. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  17. He needed help with the forms.
  18. Please sign the form here.
  19. /d/
  20. half
  21. knife
  22. The train is half an hour late.
  23. Please listen to the announcement.
  24. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  25. listen
  26. I hurt my knee in the match.
  27. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  28. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  29. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  30. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  31. The buses are very crowded.
  32. I wrote the wrong number.
  33. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  34. My father watches the news.
  35. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. I hurt my knee in the match.
  37. The train is half an hour late.
  38. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  39. Please sign the form here.
  40. She bought two pens and three books.

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