Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 386 · 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: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
3. 3.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
5. 5.Make a sentence: kirana / to / walk / the / shop. / We
6. 6.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wrote the wrong number.
9. 9.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
10. 10.Make a sentence: late. / half / train / is / hour / The / an
11. 11.Make a sentence: father / watches / news. / the / My
12. 12.Make a sentence: chai. / of / wanted / cup / a / I
13. 13.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
14. 14.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please sign the form here.
15. 15.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
16. 16.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
17. 17.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
19. 19.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
21. 21.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
23. 23.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please sign the form here.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
26. 26.Make a sentence: knee / my / match. / the / hurt / in / I
27. 27.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
29. 29.Make a sentence: late. / half / is / an / hour / The / train
30. 30.Make a sentence: a / wanted / I / of / chai. / cup
31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
32. 32.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
33. 33.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
34. 34.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
35. 35.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: Please / here. / form / sign / the
37. 37.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
38. 38.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
39. 39.Make a sentence: Please / the / sign / form / here.
40. 40.Make a sentence: in / We / the / played / cricket / lane.

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