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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 781 · 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: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / of / chai. / cup / wanted / a
  4. 4.Make a sentence: form / Please / sign / the / here.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  8. 8.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
  9. 9.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The buses are very crowded.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  13. 13.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  14. 14.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  15. 15.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  16. 16.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  17. 17.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I know the answer.
  19. 19.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  21. 21.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  22. 22.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: shop. / We / the / to / walk / kirana
  26. 26.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / the / to / Please
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: the / We / cricket / played / lane. / in
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please sign the form here.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / in / We / the / played
  33. 33.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / listen / Please / the
  34. 34.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: to / walked / bus / the / stop. / She
  37. 37.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  38. 38.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: played / cricket / We / lane. / in / the
  40. 40.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।

Answer key

  1. We walk to the kirana shop.
  2. We played cricket in the lane.
  3. I wanted a cup of chai.
  4. Please sign the form here.
  5. I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  7. Please listen to the announcement.
  8. half
  9. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  10. The buses are very crowded.
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. She bought two pens and three books.
  13. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  14. sign
  15. /id/
  16. /iz/
  17. knife
  18. I know the answer.
  19. /d/
  20. She walked to the bus stop.
  21. listen
  22. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  23. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  24. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  25. We walk to the kirana shop.
  26. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  27. Please listen to the announcement.
  28. I wrote the wrong number.
  29. We played cricket in the lane.
  30. Please pass me the knife.
  31. Please sign the form here.
  32. We played cricket in the lane.
  33. Please listen to the announcement.
  34. honest
  35. The train is half an hour late.
  36. She walked to the bus stop.
  37. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  38. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  39. We played cricket in the lane.
  40. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।

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