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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 902 · 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) /t/ (c) /id/
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  3. 3.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  4. 4.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
  5. 5.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: match. / knee / I / the / in / hurt / my
  7. 7.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: watches / news. / the / father / My
  9. 9.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: the / to / shop. / We / kirana / walk
  13. 13.Make a sentence: hour / an / The / half / is / late. / train
  14. 14.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: number. / wrote / wrong / the / I
  16. 16.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: the / I / in / match. / my / knee / hurt
  18. 18.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I know the answer.
  21. 21.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
  22. 22.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  25. 25.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: train / half / late. / The / is / hour / an
  27. 27.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: in / the / match. / hurt / I / knee / my
  31. 31.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  32. 32.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  33. 33.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Please / me / pass / the / knife.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: are / very / crowded. / buses / The
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: the / cricket / in / lane. / played / We
  38. 38.Make a sentence: knee / match. / hurt / my / the / I / in
  39. 39.Make a sentence: are / very / buses / The / crowded.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: honest / an / is / He / shopkeeper.

Answer key

  1. /id/
  2. Please pass me the knife.
  3. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  4. honest
  5. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  6. I hurt my knee in the match.
  7. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  8. My father watches the news.
  9. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  10. Please listen to the announcement.
  11. She bought two pens and three books.
  12. We walk to the kirana shop.
  13. The train is half an hour late.
  14. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  15. I wrote the wrong number.
  16. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  17. I hurt my knee in the match.
  18. half
  19. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  20. The train is half an hour late.
  21. /iz/
  22. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  23. I know the answer.
  24. The buses are very crowded.
  25. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  26. The train is half an hour late.
  27. /d/
  28. My father watches the news.
  29. She walked to the bus stop.
  30. I hurt my knee in the match.
  31. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  32. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  33. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  34. Please pass me the knife.
  35. The buses are very crowded.
  36. We played cricket in the lane.
  37. We played cricket in the lane.
  38. I hurt my knee in the match.
  39. The buses are very crowded.
  40. He is an honest shopkeeper.

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