Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 210 · 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: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I know the answer. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She bought two pens and three books.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
4. 4.Make a sentence: sign / the / here. / Please / form
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
6. 6.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
7. 7.Make a sentence: played / We / in / cricket / lane. / the
8. 8.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
9. 9.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
14. 14.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
15. 15.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
16. 16.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
17. 17.Make a sentence: is / hour / train / an / half / late. / The
18. 18.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / the / I / wrote
19. 19.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
21. 21.Make a sentence: I / match. / the / knee / my / hurt / in
22. 22.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
23. 23.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
24. 24.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
25. 25.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
26. 26.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
27. 27.Make a sentence: an / half / is / The / late. / hour / train
28. 28.Make a sentence: father / the / My / news. / watches
29. 29.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
31. 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
32. 32.Make a sentence: wanted / cup / chai. / of / a / I
33. 33.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
35. 35.Make a sentence: played / lane. / cricket / the / in / We
36. 36.Make a sentence: cricket / We / the / lane. / in / played
37. 37.Make a sentence: train / hour / half / The / is / an / late.
38. 38.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
39. 39.Make a sentence: to / the / announcement. / Please / listen
40. 40.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।

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