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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 949 · 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.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
  2. 2.Make a sentence: know / answer. / I / the
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The train is half an hour late.
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: knee / my / the / match. / hurt / in / I
  6. 6.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  7. 7.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: here. / the / form / Please / sign
  9. 9.Make a sentence: the / news. / father / watches / My
  10. 10.Make a sentence: the / knife. / Please / pass / me
  11. 11.Make a sentence: the / listen / announcement. / Please / to
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
  13. 13.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
  14. 14.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
  15. 15.Make a sentence: played / the / in / We / cricket / lane.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: the / Please / me / knife. / pass
  17. 17.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
  18. 18.Make a sentence: is / shopkeeper. / honest / He / an
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  20. 20.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  21. 21.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: chai. / wanted / I / cup / of / a
  23. 23.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: She / walked / the / to / bus / stop.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: know / I / the / answer.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: train / The / half / late. / is / hour / an
  28. 28.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  30. 30.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / wrong / number. / wrote / I
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: an / half / late. / is / The / train / hour
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / needed / with / He / help / forms.
  35. 35.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  36. 36.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: bus / walked / She / the / to / stop.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: sign / here. / the / form / Please
  39. 39.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.

Answer key

  1. listen
  2. I know the answer.
  3. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  4. We played cricket in the lane.
  5. I hurt my knee in the match.
  6. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  7. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  8. Please sign the form here.
  9. My father watches the news.
  10. Please pass me the knife.
  11. Please listen to the announcement.
  12. Please sign the form here.
  13. knife
  14. /d/
  15. We played cricket in the lane.
  16. Please pass me the knife.
  17. /id/
  18. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  19. The train is half an hour late.
  20. /t/
  21. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  22. I wanted a cup of chai.
  23. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  24. The buses are very crowded.
  25. She walked to the bus stop.
  26. I know the answer.
  27. The train is half an hour late.
  28. half
  29. Please pass me the knife.
  30. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  31. I wrote the wrong number.
  32. I wrote the wrong number.
  33. The train is half an hour late.
  34. He needed help with the forms.
  35. कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  36. मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
  37. She walked to the bus stop.
  38. Please sign the form here.
  39. /iz/
  40. I know the answer.

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