Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 207 · 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: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
2. 2.Make a sentence: knee / the / I / in / my / hurt / match.
3. 3.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
4. 4.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
5. 5.Make a sentence: very / crowded. / are / buses / The
6. 6.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
7. 7.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
9. 9.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
10. 10.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
12. 12.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
13. 13.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
15. 15.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
17. 17.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please sign the form here.
19. 19.Make a sentence: I / a / of / wanted / chai. / cup
20. 20.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / the / Please / me
21. 21.Make a sentence: news. / father / the / watches / My
22. 22.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
23. 23.Make a sentence: stop. / to / bus / She / walked / the
24. 24.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
26. 26.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
27. 27.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
28. 28.Make a sentence: bus / She / walked / stop. / to / the
29. 29.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The train is half an hour late.
30. 30.Make a sentence: cricket / played / lane. / the / We / in
31. 31.Make a sentence: hurt / the / I / match. / knee / in / my
32. 32.Make a sentence: forms. / help / the / needed / with / He
33. 33.Make a sentence: my / I / in / hurt / the / knee / match.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
35. 35.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
36. 36.Make a sentence: the / news. / father / My / watches
37. 37.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
38. 38.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.

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