Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 334 · 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) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
2. 2.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
3. 3.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
6. 6.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
7. 7.Make a sentence: are / The / very / buses / crowded.
8. 8.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
9. 9.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
10. 10.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: late. / an / train / half / The / is / hour
12. 12.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
13. 13.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
14. 14.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
15. 15.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
16. 16.Make a sentence: an / honest / is / He / shopkeeper.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The buses are very crowded.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
19. 19.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
20. 20.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
21. 21.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
22. 22.Make a sentence: late. / is / hour / half / train / an / The
23. 23.Make a sentence: chai. / a / cup / I / of / wanted
24. 24.Make a sentence: walk / to / We / shop. / the / kirana
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please sign the form here.
26. 26.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
27. 27.Make a sentence: listen / the / announcement. / Please / to
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
29. 29.Make a sentence: is / late. / half / hour / train / The / an
30. 30.Make a sentence: of / a / cup / chai. / wanted / I
31. 31.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
32. 32.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
34. 34.Make a sentence: form / here. / sign / the / Please
35. 35.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / news. / father
36. 36.Make a sentence: me / knife. / Please / pass / the
37. 37.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
38. 38.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
39. 39.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
40. 40.Make a sentence: know / the / I / answer.

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