Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 213 · 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.Make a sentence: match. / knee / the / hurt / in / my / I
2. 2.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
3. 3.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
4. 4.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
7. 7.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
8. 8.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
9. 9.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
11. 11.Make a sentence: the / wrote / wrong / I / number.
12. 12.Make a sentence: Please / knife. / me / the / pass
13. 13.Make a sentence: to / the / kirana / We / walk / shop.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
15. 15.Make a sentence: grandparents / your / talk / to / you / daily? / Do
16. 16.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
17. 17.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
19. 19.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
20. 20.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
21. 21.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wrote the wrong number.
23. 23.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
26. 26.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
28. 28.Make a sentence: with / He / help / the / forms. / needed
29. 29.Make a sentence: listen / the / Please / to / announcement.
30. 30.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
31. 31.Make a sentence: me / the / knife. / pass / Please
32. 32.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
33. 33.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
35. 35.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
36. 36.Make a sentence: is / honest / an / He / shopkeeper.
37. 37.Make a sentence: half / is / an / The / late. / train / hour
38. 38.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
40. 40.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen

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