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Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 979 · 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 “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: the / listen / announcement. / to / Please
  3. 3.Make a sentence: shop. / the / to / We / walk / kirana
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I know the answer.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: answer. / I / the / know
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
  7. 7.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
  8. 8.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
  9. 9.Make a sentence: the / walk / shop. / We / to / kirana
  10. 10.Make a sentence: help / forms. / the / needed / with / He
  11. 11.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
  12. 12.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: buses / are / The / very / crowded.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: We / the / to / shop. / kirana / walk
  15. 15.Make a sentence: He / needed / with / the / help / forms.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / The / buses / very
  18. 18.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
  20. 20.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
  21. 21.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  22. 22.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: We / the / shop. / walk / to / kirana
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
  25. 25.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  27. 27.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
  29. 29.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / father / news.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / here. / Please / form / sign
  32. 32.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / wanted / of / I / a
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
  34. 34.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
  36. 36.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. 38.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: kirana / walk / We / to / the / shop.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I know the answer.

Answer key

  1. बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
  2. Please listen to the announcement.
  3. We walk to the kirana shop.
  4. Please pass me the knife.
  5. I know the answer.
  6. Please listen to the announcement.
  7. /d/
  8. /t/
  9. We walk to the kirana shop.
  10. He needed help with the forms.
  11. /id/
  12. मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
  13. The buses are very crowded.
  14. We walk to the kirana shop.
  15. He needed help with the forms.
  16. I wanted a cup of chai.
  17. The buses are very crowded.
  18. मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
  19. I hurt my knee in the match.
  20. /iz/
  21. कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
  22. हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
  23. We walk to the kirana shop.
  24. Please sign the form here.
  25. क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
  26. He is an honest shopkeeper.
  27. मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
  28. My father watches the news.
  29. knife
  30. My father watches the news.
  31. Please sign the form here.
  32. I wanted a cup of chai.
  33. We played cricket in the lane.
  34. उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
  35. The buses are very crowded.
  36. half
  37. On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
  38. listen
  39. We walk to the kirana shop.
  40. She walked to the bus stop.

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