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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 888 · 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.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  3. 3.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / number. / I / the
  4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
  5. 5.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: My / the / watches / news. / father
  9. 9.Make a sentence: in / We / played / the / cricket / lane.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  11. 11.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  12. 12.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  13. 13.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
  15. 15.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / a / of / wanted / cup / chai.
  17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
  18. 18.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: the / forms. / help / He / needed / with
  20. 20.Make a sentence: announcement. / listen / Please / to / the
  21. 21.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  22. 22.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: here. / the / Please / sign / form
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: of / I / chai. / a / wanted / cup
  26. 26.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / are / buses / The
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Do / you / talk / your / grandparents / daily? / to
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / knee / in / match. / my / the / hurt
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: chai. / a / of / wanted / I / cup
  33. 33.Make a sentence: to / walked / stop. / She / the / bus
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please sign the form here.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: the / match. / knee / hurt / my / in / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: an / hour / The / half / late. / is / train
  37. 37.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
  38. 38.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  39. 39.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wrote the wrong number.

Answer key

  1. /id/
  2. knife
  3. I wrote the wrong number.
  4. sign
  5. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  6. I hurt my knee in the match.
  7. The train is half an hour late.
  8. My father watches the news.
  9. We played cricket in the lane.
  10. We walk to the kirana shop.
  11. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  12. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  13. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  14. I know the answer.
  15. listen
  16. I wanted a cup of chai.
  17. honest
  18. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  19. He needed help with the forms.
  20. Please listen to the announcement.
  21. /t/
  22. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  23. Please sign the form here.
  24. We played cricket in the lane.
  25. I wanted a cup of chai.
  26. The buses are very crowded.
  27. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  28. I hurt my knee in the match.
  29. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  30. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  31. Please sign the form here.
  32. I wanted a cup of chai.
  33. She walked to the bus stop.
  34. He needed help with the forms.
  35. I hurt my knee in the match.
  36. The train is half an hour late.
  37. half
  38. /d/
  39. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  40. I wrote the wrong number.

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