Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 136 · 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.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
3. 3.Make a sentence: very / buses / are / The / crowded.
4. 4.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) The train is half an hour late.
6. 6.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) My father watches the news.
9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
11. 11.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
12. 12.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
14. 14.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
15. 15.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
16. 16.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
17. 17.Make a sentence: the / We / to / shop. / kirana / walk
18. 18.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
19. 19.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
20. 20.Make a sentence: knife. / me / pass / the / Please
21. 21.Make a sentence: wrote / I / wrong / the / number.
22. 22.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
24. 24.Make a sentence: an / honest / is / shopkeeper. / He
25. 25.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
26. 26.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
27. 27.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
28. 28.Make a sentence: number. / the / I / wrote / wrong
29. 29.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
31. 31.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
32. 32.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / news. / father
34. 34.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
35. 35.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
37. 37.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
39. 39.Make a sentence: is / late. / The / an / train / half / hour
40. 40.Make a sentence: knife. / Please / pass / me / the

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