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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 78 · 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: bus / walked / the / She / to / stop.
  2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  3. 3.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  5. 5.Make a sentence: the / bus / walked / stop. / to / She
  6. 6.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  7. 7.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  8. 8.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  9. 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  10. 10.Make a sentence: the / I / know / answer.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  13. 13.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / Please / listen
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. 18.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  21. 21.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: is / He / an / honest / shopkeeper.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please sign the form here.
  25. 25.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  26. 26.Make a sentence: answer. / know / the / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: match. / knee / I / hurt / my / in / the
  28. 28.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: honest / is / an / He / shopkeeper.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help / with / needed / the / forms. / He
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  32. 32.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  33. 33.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / She / stop. / walked / to / bus
  35. 35.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  36. 36.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: the / wrong / I / number. / wrote
  38. 38.Make a sentence: the / to / walked / stop. / She / bus
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.

Answer key

  1. She walked to the bus stop.
  2. knife
  3. listen
  4. sign
  5. She walked to the bus stop.
  6. /t/
  7. /d/
  8. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  9. /iz/
  10. I know the answer.
  11. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  12. The buses are very crowded.
  13. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  14. I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. Please listen to the announcement.
  16. She bought two pens and three books.
  17. She walked to the bus stop.
  18. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. I hurt my knee in the match.
  20. I know the answer.
  21. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  22. I wrote the wrong number.
  23. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  24. Please sign the form here.
  25. half
  26. I know the answer.
  27. I hurt my knee in the match.
  28. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  29. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  30. He needed help with the forms.
  31. Please pass me the knife.
  32. honest
  33. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  34. She walked to the bus stop.
  35. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  36. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  37. I wrote the wrong number.
  38. She walked to the bus stop.
  39. Please listen to the announcement.
  40. We played cricket in the lane.

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