Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 337 · 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 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
2. 2.Make a sentence: my / hurt / the / I / in / match. / knee
3. 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
4. 4.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
8. 8.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
9. 9.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
10. 10.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
11. 11.Make a sentence: father / news. / My / watches / the
12. 12.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
13. 13.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
14. 14.Make a sentence: shop. / to / kirana / the / We / walk
15. 15.Make a sentence: the / kirana / walk / to / shop. / We
16. 16.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) The buses are very crowded.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please sign the form here.
19. 19.Make a sentence: buses / very / crowded. / are / The
20. 20.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
21. 21.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
22. 22.Make a sentence: wanted / of / cup / a / chai. / I
23. 23.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
25. 25.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
27. 27.Make a sentence: kirana / the / We / shop. / to / walk
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / in / lane. / We / played / cricket
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
31. 31.Make a sentence: in / cricket / the / lane. / We / played
32. 32.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
33. 33.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
35. 35.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
36. 36.Make a sentence: shop. / We / to / the / kirana / walk
37. 37.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
40. 40.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।

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