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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 86 · 40 sums
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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: kirana / shop. / walk / the / to / We
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / grandparents / you / talk / daily? / Do / to
  3. 3.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: walked / to / the / She / bus / stop.
  6. 6.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  7. 7.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  10. 10.Make a sentence: cup / I / of / a / chai. / wanted
  11. 11.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I know the answer. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  13. 13.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: form / sign / here. / Please / the
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  20. 20.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  21. 21.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  22. 22.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  23. 23.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  25. 25.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: knife. / me / Please / the / pass
  28. 28.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) My father watches the news.
  30. 30.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  31. 31.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  32. 32.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  33. 33.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  34. 34.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  35. 35.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  36. 36.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  37. 37.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  38. 38.Make a sentence: me / pass / Please / knife. / the
  39. 39.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  40. 40.Make a sentence: knee / I / in / the / match. / hurt / my

Answer key

  1. We walk to the kirana shop.
  2. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  3. /id/
  4. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  5. She walked to the bus stop.
  6. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  7. /t/
  8. I wrote the wrong number.
  9. I know the answer.
  10. I wanted a cup of chai.
  11. listen
  12. I know the answer.
  13. /iz/
  14. I know the answer.
  15. The buses are very crowded.
  16. Please sign the form here.
  17. He needed help with the forms.
  18. listen
  19. She bought two pens and three books.
  20. /t/
  21. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  22. sign
  23. /t/
  24. She bought two pens and three books.
  25. knife
  26. I hurt my knee in the match.
  27. Please pass me the knife.
  28. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  29. My father watches the news.
  30. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  31. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  32. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  33. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  34. knife
  35. /d/
  36. knife
  37. /t/
  38. Please pass me the knife.
  39. listen
  40. I hurt my knee in the match.

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