Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 356 · 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: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
4. 4.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
5. 5.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
6. 6.Make a sentence: honest / shopkeeper. / an / is / He
7. 7.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
8. 8.Make a sentence: knee / the / match. / hurt / I / my / in
9. 9.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
10. 10.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I know the answer.
13. 13.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
14. 14.Make a sentence: The / very / are / buses / crowded.
15. 15.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / He / is / honest
16. 16.Make a sentence: kirana / walk / the / to / shop. / We
17. 17.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
18. 18.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
19. 19.Make a sentence: hour / late. / an / half / The / is / train
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
21. 21.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
22. 22.Make a sentence: the / knee / my / I / in / hurt / match.
23. 23.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
24. 24.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
25. 25.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
26. 26.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
28. 28.Make a sentence: grandparents / you / daily? / talk / your / Do / to
29. 29.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
30. 30.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
31. 31.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / listen / Please / to
32. 32.Make a sentence: wrote / the / number. / I / wrong
33. 33.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
34. 34.Make a sentence: train / The / is / late. / hour / half / an
35. 35.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / very / The / buses
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please sign the form here.
37. 37.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / played / lane. / We / cricket / in
39. 39.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
40. 40.Make a sentence: you / to / your / grandparents / Do / daily? / talk

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