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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 913 · 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 “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) My father watches the news.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  4. 4.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  5. 5.Make a sentence: walked / She / the / bus / stop. / to
  6. 6.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pass / the / me / Please / knife.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  9. 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  10. 10.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  11. 11.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  12. 12.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
  13. 13.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  14. 14.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: We / to / the / kirana / shop. / walk
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: He / with / needed / forms. / the / help
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  19. 19.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please sign the form here.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: here. / form / Please / sign / the
  24. 24.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I know the answer. (c) The buses are very crowded.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / talk / you / to / grandparents / daily? / Do
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / honest / an / He
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  30. 30.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  31. 31.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / buses / are / The
  32. 32.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  33. 33.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / Please / listen / the
  35. 35.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  36. 36.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  37. 37.Make a sentence: me / pass / Please / knife. / the
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
  40. 40.Make a sentence: an / honest / is / He / shopkeeper.

Answer key

  1. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  2. My father watches the news.
  3. We played cricket in the lane.
  4. knife
  5. She walked to the bus stop.
  6. honest
  7. Please pass me the knife.
  8. I know the answer.
  9. /iz/
  10. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  11. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  12. sign
  13. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  14. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  15. We walk to the kirana shop.
  16. Please sign the form here.
  17. He needed help with the forms.
  18. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  19. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  20. I hurt my knee in the match.
  21. She bought two pens and three books.
  22. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  23. Please sign the form here.
  24. half
  25. We walk to the kirana shop.
  26. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  29. I wrote the wrong number.
  30. /d/
  31. The buses are very crowded.
  32. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  33. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  34. Please listen to the announcement.
  35. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  36. /id/
  37. Please pass me the knife.
  38. The buses are very crowded.
  39. I know the answer.
  40. He is an honest shopkeeper.

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