Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 397 · 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.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
2. 2.Make a sentence: train / hour / is / late. / The / half / an
3. 3.Make a sentence: the / news. / My / father / watches
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
5. 5.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
7. 7.Make a sentence: to / We / walk / the / shop. / kirana
8. 8.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
9. 9.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
10. 10.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
12. 12.Make a sentence: the / She / to / walked / bus / stop.
13. 13.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
14. 14.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
15. 15.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: help / needed / forms. / with / the / He
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
18. 18.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
20. 20.Make a sentence: We / shop. / the / to / kirana / walk
21. 21.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
22. 22.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
25. 25.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
26. 26.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
28. 28.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
29. 29.Make a sentence: Please / form / the / sign / here.
30. 30.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
31. 31.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / played / We / in / cricket / lane.
33. 33.Make a sentence: help / He / forms. / with / needed / the
34. 34.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
35. 35.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
36. 36.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
38. 38.Make a sentence: daily? / your / grandparents / talk / to / Do / you
39. 39.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket / lane. / played / We / in / the

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