Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 132 · 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 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
2. 2.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
5. 5.Make a sentence: listen / the / announcement. / Please / to
6. 6.Make a sentence: I / match. / in / the / knee / hurt / my
7. 7.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
11. 11.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
12. 12.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
14. 14.Make a sentence: The / is / train / an / hour / late. / half
15. 15.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) My father watches the news.
17. 17.Make a sentence: very / buses / The / crowded. / are
18. 18.Make a sentence: the / news. / father / watches / My
19. 19.Make a sentence: cup / I / wanted / chai. / a / of
20. 20.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
21. 21.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: to / grandparents / daily? / talk / you / Do / your
23. 23.Make a sentence: to / Please / announcement. / the / listen
24. 24.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
26. 26.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket / played / We / in / lane. / the
28. 28.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
29. 29.Make a sentence: news. / the / watches / father / My
30. 30.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) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
31. 31.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
32. 32.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
33. 33.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / listen / Please / the
34. 34.Make a sentence: honest / an / shopkeeper. / is / He
35. 35.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
37. 37.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please sign the form here.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.

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