Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 100 · 40 questions

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).

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

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