Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 156 · 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) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
2. 2.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
3. 3.Make a sentence: hurt / my / knee / the / in / I / match.
4. 4.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
5. 5.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
6. 6.Make a sentence: of / chai. / a / cup / I / wanted
7. 7.Make a sentence: to / walked / stop. / the / bus / She
8. 8.Make a sentence: to / the / Please / announcement. / listen
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please pass me the knife.
10. 10.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
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) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
12. 12.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
15. 15.Make a sentence: I / knee / my / match. / the / hurt / in
16. 16.Make a sentence: an / hour / train / half / is / late. / The
17. 17.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
20. 20.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
21. 21.Make a sentence: the / knee / match. / I / my / in / hurt
22. 22.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
23. 23.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / The / are / buses
24. 24.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
26. 26.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / news. / father
27. 27.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
28. 28.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
29. 29.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / is / honest / He
30. 30.Make a sentence: father / watches / news. / the / My
31. 31.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
34. 34.Make a sentence: hour / train / late. / half / an / The / is
35. 35.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
36. 36.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
37. 37.Make a sentence: news. / father / the / My / watches
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
39. 39.Make a sentence: your / talk / daily? / you / grandparents / to / Do
40. 40.Make a sentence: the / watches / father / My / news.

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