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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 898 · 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 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  3. 3.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  4. 4.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: me / Please / the / knife. / pass
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Please / to / announcement. / the / listen
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  10. 10.Make a sentence: needed / forms. / the / with / help / He
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I know the answer. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  12. 12.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please sign the form here.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / is / He
  15. 15.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  16. 16.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  17. 17.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / are / buses / The
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please sign the form here.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  20. 20.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: form / the / here. / sign / Please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: match. / the / I / knee / hurt / in / my
  23. 23.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  24. 24.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  26. 26.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  28. 28.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) My father watches the news.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / Please / listen
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  32. 32.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
  33. 33.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  35. 35.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  36. 36.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  37. 37.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  38. 38.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  39. 39.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.

Answer key

  1. /iz/
  2. I wanted a cup of chai.
  3. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  4. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  5. Please pass me the knife.
  6. Please pass me the knife.
  7. Please listen to the announcement.
  8. The buses are very crowded.
  9. knife
  10. He needed help with the forms.
  11. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  12. रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  13. I know the answer.
  14. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  15. /id/
  16. sign
  17. The buses are very crowded.
  18. Please sign the form here.
  19. Please listen to the announcement.
  20. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  21. Please sign the form here.
  22. I hurt my knee in the match.
  23. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  24. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  25. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  26. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  27. I wrote the wrong number.
  28. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  29. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  30. Please listen to the announcement.
  31. My father watches the news.
  32. listen
  33. honest
  34. She walked to the bus stop.
  35. /d/
  36. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  37. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  38. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  39. half
  40. He needed help with the forms.

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