Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 116 · 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 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
3. 3.Make a sentence: We / shop. / to / kirana / walk / the
4. 4.Make a sentence: the / father / My / news. / watches
5. 5.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
6. 6.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
7. 7.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
8. 8.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
9. 9.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
10. 10.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
11. 11.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please sign the form here.
13. 13.Make a sentence: here. / form / sign / Please / the
14. 14.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
15. 15.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / to / the / listen
16. 16.Make a sentence: hour / half / is / an / train / The / late.
17. 17.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
20. 20.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
21. 21.Make a sentence: Please / me / the / knife. / pass
22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She bought two pens and three books.
24. 24.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
26. 26.Make a sentence: buses / The / are / very / crowded.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
28. 28.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
29. 29.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
30. 30.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
31. 31.Make a sentence: with / the / help / needed / forms. / He
32. 32.Make a sentence: needed / help / with / forms. / the / He
33. 33.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
35. 35.Make a sentence: We / shop. / the / kirana / walk / to
36. 36.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
37. 37.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
39. 39.Make a sentence: I / wrong / wrote / the / number.
40. 40.Make a sentence: in / hurt / I / knee / the / match. / my

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