Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 235 · 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: news. / father / the / My / watches
2. 2.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
3. 3.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
4. 4.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
5. 5.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
6. 6.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
8. 8.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
9. 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
10. 10.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
11. 11.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
12. 12.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
13. 13.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
15. 15.Make a sentence: to / the / We / kirana / shop. / walk
16. 16.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
17. 17.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
18. 18.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
19. 19.Make a sentence: played / in / cricket / the / lane. / We
20. 20.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
21. 21.Make a sentence: the / know / I / answer.
22. 22.Make a sentence: knife. / the / Please / me / pass
23. 23.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
24. 24.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / to / the / Please
25. 25.Make a sentence: with / help / the / He / needed / forms.
26. 26.Make a sentence: chai. / wanted / I / of / a / cup
27. 27.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / The / are / very
28. 28.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
30. 30.Make a sentence: We / to / walk / kirana / shop. / the
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She bought two pens and three books.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
34. 34.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
35. 35.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
36. 36.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
37. 37.Make a sentence: a / I / of / chai. / wanted / cup
38. 38.Make a sentence: shop. / walk / We / the / to / kirana
39. 39.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.

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