Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 273 · 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.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
2. 2.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
3. 3.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
6. 6.Make a sentence: the / watches / father / My / news.
7. 7.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
8. 8.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
9. 9.Make a sentence: needed / the / with / help / forms. / He
10. 10.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: Please / to / announcement. / the / listen
12. 12.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
14. 14.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please sign the form here. (c) The buses are very crowded.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
20. 20.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
21. 21.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
22. 22.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
23. 23.Make a sentence: a / wanted / cup / of / chai. / I
24. 24.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
25. 25.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
26. 26.Make a sentence: I / know / answer. / the
27. 27.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / the / to / listen
28. 28.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
29. 29.Make a sentence: walked / stop. / bus / the / to / She
30. 30.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / Please / listen / the
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / here. / form / Please / sign
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
33. 33.Make a sentence: walked / stop. / the / She / to / bus
34. 34.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
38. 38.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
39. 39.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
40. 40.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।

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