Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 300 · 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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
3. 3.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
4. 4.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
6. 6.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / the / I / wrote
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
8. 8.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
9. 9.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
10. 10.Make a sentence: my / hurt / in / knee / match. / the / I
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
14. 14.Make a sentence: of / chai. / wanted / cup / I / a
15. 15.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
16. 16.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
17. 17.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
18. 18.Make a sentence: played / cricket / the / in / We / lane.
19. 19.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
22. 22.Make a sentence: answer. / know / I / the
23. 23.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
24. 24.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
25. 25.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
27. 27.Make a sentence: kirana / the / to / shop. / walk / We
28. 28.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
30. 30.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
31. 31.Make a sentence: me / pass / Please / the / knife.
32. 32.Make a sentence: kirana / walk / the / shop. / We / to
33. 33.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
34. 34.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
36. 36.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
37. 37.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
38. 38.Make a sentence: are / buses / The / very / crowded.
39. 39.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
40. 40.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / the / wrote / I

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