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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 974 · 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.Make a sentence: is / an / train / The / half / late. / hour
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / the / wrote / number. / wrong
  3. 3.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  4. 4.Make a sentence: match. / I / in / knee / my / the / hurt
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  6. 6.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: the / form / here. / Please / sign
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  10. 10.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
  11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
  12. 12.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: walked / bus / stop. / to / the / She
  14. 14.Make a sentence: is / late. / hour / train / The / an / half
  15. 15.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: shop. / walk / We / the / kirana / to
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  18. 18.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  19. 19.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  20. 20.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
  21. 21.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The train is half an hour late.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / The / buses / are
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  25. 25.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
  26. 26.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
  28. 28.Make a sentence: me / pass / Please / the / knife.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: forms. / needed / the / He / with / help
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / He / honest / is
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: answer. / the / know / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: wanted / cup / of / a / chai. / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: played / lane. / in / cricket / the / We
  36. 36.Make a sentence: are / The / crowded. / very / buses
  37. 37.Make a sentence: hurt / the / my / match. / knee / in / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / the / I / wrote
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help / forms. / He / needed / with / the
  40. 40.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife

Answer key

  1. The train is half an hour late.
  2. I wrote the wrong number.
  3. /d/
  4. I hurt my knee in the match.
  5. Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
  6. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  7. Please sign the form here.
  8. He needed help with the forms.
  9. Please listen to the announcement.
  10. listen
  11. honest
  12. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  13. She walked to the bus stop.
  14. The train is half an hour late.
  15. उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
  16. We walk to the kirana shop.
  17. She walked to the bus stop.
  18. वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  19. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  20. हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
  21. कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  22. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  23. The buses are very crowded.
  24. I wrote the wrong number.
  25. sign
  26. वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  27. /iz/
  28. Please pass me the knife.
  29. He needed help with the forms.
  30. We played cricket in the lane.
  31. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  32. She bought two pens and three books.
  33. I know the answer.
  34. I wanted a cup of chai.
  35. We played cricket in the lane.
  36. The buses are very crowded.
  37. I hurt my knee in the match.
  38. I wrote the wrong number.
  39. He needed help with the forms.
  40. knife

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