Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 167 · 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.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
2. 2.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
5. 5.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
7. 7.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
8. 8.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
10. 10.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
12. 12.Make a sentence: walk / to / We / kirana / shop. / the
13. 13.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
14. 14.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / father / My
15. 15.Make a sentence: listen / Please / to / announcement. / the
16. 16.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
17. 17.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
19. 19.Make a sentence: here. / form / Please / sign / the
20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
22. 22.Make a sentence: He / with / help / forms. / the / needed
23. 23.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
24. 24.Make a sentence: the / me / knife. / Please / pass
25. 25.Make a sentence: walked / the / to / stop. / bus / She
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
27. 27.Make a sentence: the / answer. / know / I
28. 28.Make a sentence: lane. / the / in / cricket / played / We
29. 29.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please sign the form here.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
32. 32.Make a sentence: He / shopkeeper. / is / an / honest
33. 33.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
35. 35.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
36. 36.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / Please / listen / the
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / I / know / answer.
38. 38.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
39. 39.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
40. 40.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.

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