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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 953 · 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.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
  4. 4.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
  5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
  6. 6.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  7. 7.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: knee / match. / I / the / in / hurt / my
  10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
  11. 11.Make a sentence: the / knee / hurt / I / in / match. / my
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / listen / to / the
  13. 13.Make a sentence: number. / I / wrote / the / wrong
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / the / knee / match. / my / hurt / in
  15. 15.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: to / kirana / We / shop. / walk / the
  18. 18.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
  19. 19.Make a sentence: My / the / father / watches / news.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: to / bus / She / the / stop. / walked
  21. 21.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The buses are very crowded.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: to / walk / We / the / shop. / kirana
  25. 25.Make a sentence: to / talk / your / daily? / grandparents / you / Do
  26. 26.Make a sentence: cup / of / wanted / chai. / a / I
  27. 27.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  28. 28.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: shop. / We / kirana / walk / to / the
  31. 31.Make a sentence: hurt / knee / I / match. / the / my / in
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
  34. 34.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  35. 35.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
  36. 36.Make a sentence: forms. / the / He / with / needed / help
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: shop. / We / to / the / kirana / walk
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  40. 40.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

Answer key

  1. Please sign the form here.
  2. We walk to the kirana shop.
  3. The train is half an hour late.
  4. /iz/
  5. listen
  6. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  7. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  8. He needed help with the forms.
  9. I hurt my knee in the match.
  10. honest
  11. I hurt my knee in the match.
  12. Please listen to the announcement.
  13. I wrote the wrong number.
  14. I hurt my knee in the match.
  15. half
  16. I wrote the wrong number.
  17. We walk to the kirana shop.
  18. knife
  19. My father watches the news.
  20. She walked to the bus stop.
  21. मुझे जवाब पता है।
  22. The buses are very crowded.
  23. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  24. We walk to the kirana shop.
  25. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  26. I wanted a cup of chai.
  27. /id/
  28. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  29. Please pass me the knife.
  30. We walk to the kirana shop.
  31. I hurt my knee in the match.
  32. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  33. We played cricket in the lane.
  34. ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
  35. sign
  36. He needed help with the forms.
  37. She bought two pens and three books.
  38. We walk to the kirana shop.
  39. Please listen to the announcement.
  40. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

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