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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 930 · 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) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
  2. 2.Make a sentence: lane. / the / played / We / in / cricket
  3. 3.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. 6.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  7. 7.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: watches / the / father / news. / My
  9. 9.Make a sentence: the / stop. / bus / She / to / walked
  10. 10.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: hour / train / is / an / half / The / late.
  12. 12.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please sign the form here.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: my / the / match. / hurt / in / I / knee
  15. 15.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: of / a / I / chai. / cup / wanted
  17. 17.Make a sentence: father / the / watches / My / news.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: hour / late. / The / train / half / an / is
  19. 19.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  20. 20.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  21. 21.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: walked / stop. / the / She / bus / to
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: the / stop. / walked / to / She / bus
  25. 25.Make a sentence: chai. / of / a / cup / I / wanted
  26. 26.Make a sentence: buses / very / The / are / crowded.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: very / buses / crowded. / The / are
  28. 28.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  29. 29.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / Please / to / the
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / We / walk / kirana / to / shop.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  32. 32.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / in / hurt / match. / knee / my / the
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: late. / train / half / is / The / an / hour
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  37. 37.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  38. 38.Make a sentence: forms. / the / with / help / needed / He
  39. 39.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  40. 40.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

Answer key

  1. /id/
  2. We played cricket in the lane.
  3. half
  4. I wanted a cup of chai.
  5. We walk to the kirana shop.
  6. honest
  7. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  8. My father watches the news.
  9. She walked to the bus stop.
  10. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  11. The train is half an hour late.
  12. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  13. My father watches the news.
  14. I hurt my knee in the match.
  15. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  16. I wanted a cup of chai.
  17. My father watches the news.
  18. The train is half an hour late.
  19. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  20. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  21. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  22. She walked to the bus stop.
  23. She walked to the bus stop.
  24. She walked to the bus stop.
  25. I wanted a cup of chai.
  26. The buses are very crowded.
  27. The buses are very crowded.
  28. listen
  29. Please listen to the announcement.
  30. We walk to the kirana shop.
  31. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  32. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  33. I hurt my knee in the match.
  34. We played cricket in the lane.
  35. The train is half an hour late.
  36. She bought two pens and three books.
  37. /d/
  38. He needed help with the forms.
  39. /iz/
  40. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।

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