Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 255 · 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) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
2. 2.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
4. 4.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
5. 5.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
7. 7.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
8. 8.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
9. 9.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
10. 10.Make a sentence: me / Please / the / knife. / pass
11. 11.Make a sentence: of / cup / wanted / a / chai. / I
12. 12.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
13. 13.Make a sentence: your / daily? / talk / Do / grandparents / you / to
14. 14.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
15. 15.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: buses / are / crowded. / very / The
17. 17.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
18. 18.Make a sentence: The / an / half / hour / is / late. / train
19. 19.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
22. 22.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
23. 23.Make a sentence: the / in / cricket / lane. / played / We
24. 24.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / We / in / played / lane. / cricket
26. 26.Make a sentence: hurt / match. / in / knee / my / I / the
27. 27.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
28. 28.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / the / wrong
29. 29.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He needed help with the forms.
31. 31.Make a sentence: kirana / We / walk / shop. / the / to
32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please pass me the knife.
33. 33.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
36. 36.Make a sentence: to / kirana / We / the / shop. / walk
37. 37.Make a sentence: I / chai. / of / cup / wanted / a
38. 38.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
39. 39.Make a sentence: here. / form / the / sign / Please
40. 40.Make a sentence: She / bus / the / stop. / walked / to

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