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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 85 · 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: Please / pass / knife. / the / me
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: answer. / I / know / the
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: me / pass / the / Please / knife.
  10. 10.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  11. 11.Make a sentence: chai. / of / cup / a / wanted / I
  12. 12.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  14. 14.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  15. 15.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. 17.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
  18. 18.Make a sentence: a / chai. / I / cup / of / wanted
  19. 19.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  20. 20.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: listen / the / announcement. / to / Please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: bus / the / walked / to / She / stop.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: wrote / the / I / number. / wrong
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: walk / the / We / to / shop. / kirana
  26. 26.Make a sentence: The / an / late. / half / train / hour / is
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
  28. 28.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. 32.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  33. 33.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: buses / The / crowded. / are / very
  36. 36.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
  37. 37.Make a sentence: my / in / hurt / knee / the / I / match.
  38. 38.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: sign / here. / the / form / Please
  40. 40.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।

Answer key

  1. Please pass me the knife.
  2. The buses are very crowded.
  3. I know the answer.
  4. We played cricket in the lane.
  5. I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. Please sign the form here.
  7. I wanted a cup of chai.
  8. She bought two pens and three books.
  9. Please pass me the knife.
  10. /d/
  11. I wanted a cup of chai.
  12. listen
  13. He needed help with the forms.
  14. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  15. knife
  16. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  17. sign
  18. I wanted a cup of chai.
  19. half
  20. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  21. Please listen to the announcement.
  22. She walked to the bus stop.
  23. I wrote the wrong number.
  24. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  25. We walk to the kirana shop.
  26. The train is half an hour late.
  27. Please pass me the knife.
  28. /iz/
  29. I wrote the wrong number.
  30. Please listen to the announcement.
  31. We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  33. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  34. She walked to the bus stop.
  35. The buses are very crowded.
  36. honest
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  39. Please sign the form here.
  40. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।

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