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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 83 · 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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  2. 2.Make a sentence: father / watches / the / news. / My
  3. 3.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  5. 5.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  6. 6.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / Please / knife.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / to / Do / talk / your / grandparents / daily?
  11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  12. 12.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  13. 13.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  14. 14.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help / with / the / forms. / He / needed
  16. 16.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  17. 17.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  18. 18.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: news. / My / the / watches / father
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / answer. / I / know
  22. 22.Make a sentence: She / stop. / bus / to / the / walked
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I know the answer.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: listen / Please / announcement. / to / the
  26. 26.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  27. 27.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  28. 28.Make a sentence: watches / My / news. / the / father
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: answer. / know / the / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / me / Please / the
  32. 32.Make a sentence: sign / Please / the / here. / form
  33. 33.Make a sentence: an / late. / is / train / The / half / hour
  34. 34.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / is / He
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  36. 36.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  39. 39.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She walked to the bus stop.

Answer key

  1. half
  2. My father watches the news.
  3. honest
  4. The train is half an hour late.
  5. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  6. /t/
  7. /iz/
  8. I wanted a cup of chai.
  9. Please pass me the knife.
  10. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  11. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  12. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  13. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  14. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  15. He needed help with the forms.
  16. /id/
  17. /d/
  18. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  19. My father watches the news.
  20. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  21. I know the answer.
  22. She walked to the bus stop.
  23. We walk to the kirana shop.
  24. We played cricket in the lane.
  25. Please listen to the announcement.
  26. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  27. listen
  28. My father watches the news.
  29. She walked to the bus stop.
  30. I know the answer.
  31. Please pass me the knife.
  32. Please sign the form here.
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  35. I wrote the wrong number.
  36. sign
  37. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  38. Please listen to the announcement.
  39. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  40. Please pass me the knife.

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