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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 778 · 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: hour / an / The / half / late. / train / is
  2. 2.Make a sentence: here. / Please / sign / the / form
  3. 3.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: number. / wrote / the / I / wrong
  5. 5.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  7. 7.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / knee / the / in / my / match. / hurt
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  11. 11.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please sign the form here.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Please / listen / announcement. / to / the
  16. 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Do / daily? / talk / to / you / grandparents / your
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / Please / knife. / the / pass
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / I / wrote / number. / wrong
  21. 21.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  22. 22.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  23. 23.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: me / Please / pass / the / knife.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: the / form / sign / here. / Please
  27. 27.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  28. 28.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: forms. / needed / help / the / with / He
  30. 30.Make a sentence: to / She / the / bus / stop. / walked
  31. 31.Make a sentence: listen / the / announcement. / Please / to
  32. 32.Make a sentence: to / daily? / talk / your / grandparents / you / Do
  33. 33.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / me / knife. / pass / Please
  35. 35.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / the / to / Please
  38. 38.Make a sentence: The / very / are / crowded. / buses
  39. 39.Make a sentence: father / the / news. / watches / My
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.

Answer key

  1. The train is half an hour late.
  2. Please sign the form here.
  3. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  4. I wrote the wrong number.
  5. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  6. The buses are very crowded.
  7. /t/
  8. Please sign the form here.
  9. I hurt my knee in the match.
  10. She walked to the bus stop.
  11. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  12. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  13. I know the answer.
  14. We played cricket in the lane.
  15. Please listen to the announcement.
  16. /d/
  17. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  18. I wanted a cup of chai.
  19. Please pass me the knife.
  20. I wrote the wrong number.
  21. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  22. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  23. /id/
  24. I wrote the wrong number.
  25. Please pass me the knife.
  26. Please sign the form here.
  27. knife
  28. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  29. He needed help with the forms.
  30. She walked to the bus stop.
  31. Please listen to the announcement.
  32. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  33. half
  34. Please pass me the knife.
  35. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  36. I hurt my knee in the match.
  37. Please listen to the announcement.
  38. The buses are very crowded.
  39. My father watches the news.
  40. The train is half an hour late.

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