Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 249 · 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 “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
2. 2.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
4. 4.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
6. 6.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
8. 8.Make a sentence: hurt / I / in / the / match. / knee / my
9. 9.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (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) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
11. 11.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
12. 12.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
15. 15.Make a sentence: The / are / very / buses / crowded.
16. 16.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / the / wrong / I
17. 17.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
20. 20.Make a sentence: to / shop. / kirana / We / walk / the
21. 21.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
22. 22.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
23. 23.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
24. 24.Make a sentence: a / wanted / I / cup / of / chai.
25. 25.Make a sentence: to / listen / announcement. / the / Please
26. 26.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
27. 27.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
28. 28.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) My father watches the news. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
30. 30.Make a sentence: very / The / buses / are / crowded.
31. 31.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
33. 33.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
34. 34.Make a sentence: to / talk / daily? / Do / grandparents / you / your
35. 35.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
36. 36.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
37. 37.Make a sentence: He / the / forms. / help / needed / with
38. 38.Make a sentence: needed / forms. / He / help / the / with
39. 39.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
40. 40.Make a sentence: knife. / the / me / pass / Please

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