Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 390 · 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 एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
3. 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
4. 4.Make a sentence: to / kirana / shop. / walk / the / We
5. 5.Make a sentence: talk / you / Do / daily? / grandparents / to / your
6. 6.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / Please / pass
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
12. 12.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
13. 13.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
14. 14.Make a sentence: with / He / forms. / needed / help / the
15. 15.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
17. 17.Make a sentence: played / the / We / in / cricket / lane.
18. 18.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
19. 19.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
20. 20.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
21. 21.Make a sentence: is / honest / shopkeeper. / an / He
22. 22.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
23. 23.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / Please / the / listen
24. 24.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
25. 25.Make a sentence: to / listen / the / announcement. / Please
26. 26.Make a sentence: the / I / know / answer.
27. 27.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / Please / the / listen
28. 28.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
30. 30.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
31. 31.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
32. 32.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
35. 35.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
36. 36.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
39. 39.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
40. 40.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

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