Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 400 · 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.Make a sentence: of / I / a / cup / wanted / chai.
2. 2.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
3. 3.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
5. 5.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
7. 7.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / to / listen / Please
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The train is half an hour late.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
11. 11.Make a sentence: your / daily? / grandparents / to / talk / Do / you
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
13. 13.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please pass me the knife.
15. 15.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
16. 16.Make a sentence: answer. / I / the / know
17. 17.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
18. 18.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
19. 19.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
20. 20.Make a sentence: sign / the / form / Please / here.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We played cricket in the lane.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
23. 23.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
25. 25.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
28. 28.Make a sentence: to / listen / the / announcement. / Please
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
31. 31.Make a sentence: help / the / with / needed / He / forms.
32. 32.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
33. 33.Make a sentence: sign / here. / form / Please / the
34. 34.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
35. 35.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / wrong / the
36. 36.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
37. 37.Make a sentence: The / hour / late. / is / half / train / an
38. 38.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / the / Please / me
39. 39.Make a sentence: half / train / The / hour / is / an / late.
40. 40.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।

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