Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 153 · 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: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
2. 2.Make a sentence: match. / I / knee / in / the / hurt / my
3. 3.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
5. 5.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) We walk to the kirana shop.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
7. 7.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
8. 8.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
9. 9.Make a sentence: Please / knife. / the / pass / me
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
11. 11.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
12. 12.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
13. 13.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
14. 14.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
15. 15.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
16. 16.Make a sentence: form / Please / here. / the / sign
17. 17.Make a sentence: needed / He / with / forms. / the / help
18. 18.Make a sentence: watches / My / the / father / news.
19. 19.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
20. 20.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: an / He / honest / shopkeeper. / is
22. 22.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
24. 24.Make a sentence: an / late. / The / is / train / hour / half
25. 25.Make a sentence: late. / an / is / The / train / hour / half
26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The train is half an hour late.
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / Please / sign / form / here.
29. 29.Make a sentence: grandparents / talk / your / daily? / you / to / Do
30. 30.Make a sentence: in / We / cricket / the / played / lane.
31. 31.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
32. 32.Make a sentence: to / daily? / your / Do / you / talk / grandparents
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) My father watches the news.
36. 36.Make a sentence: I / knee / in / my / the / match. / hurt
37. 37.Make a sentence: is / an / He / honest / shopkeeper.
38. 38.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
39. 39.Make a sentence: hour / half / is / The / late. / train / an
40. 40.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/

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