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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 861 · 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.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  3. 3.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: hurt / my / in / the / I / knee / match.
  6. 6.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
  8. 8.Make a sentence: to / grandparents / Do / your / daily? / talk / you
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Do / daily? / you / grandparents / to / talk / your
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  13. 13.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  18. 18.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: an / hour / train / half / is / The / late.
  21. 21.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
  22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I know the answer. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: in / knee / match. / I / the / hurt / my
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Please / knife. / the / me / pass
  29. 29.Make a sentence: walked / bus / the / stop. / She / to
  30. 30.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  31. 31.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: played / cricket / in / lane. / We / the
  33. 33.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  35. 35.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  36. 36.Make a sentence: He / is / an / shopkeeper. / honest
  37. 37.Make a sentence: My / father / the / watches / news.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: the / pass / Please / knife. / me
  39. 39.Make a sentence: match. / the / knee / hurt / my / in / I
  40. 40.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

Answer key

  1. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  2. We walk to the kirana shop.
  3. half
  4. I wanted a cup of chai.
  5. I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  7. /iz/
  8. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  9. I know the answer.
  10. Please pass me the knife.
  11. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  12. Please listen to the announcement.
  13. /t/
  14. We played cricket in the lane.
  15. He needed help with the forms.
  16. My father watches the news.
  17. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  18. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. The buses are very crowded.
  20. The train is half an hour late.
  21. honest
  22. /d/
  23. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  24. The train is half an hour late.
  25. I hurt my knee in the match.
  26. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  27. I wrote the wrong number.
  28. Please pass me the knife.
  29. She walked to the bus stop.
  30. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  31. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  32. We played cricket in the lane.
  33. sign
  34. She walked to the bus stop.
  35. listen
  36. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  37. My father watches the news.
  38. Please pass me the knife.
  39. I hurt my knee in the match.
  40. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।

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