Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 41 · 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: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
5. 5.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
9. 9.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) Please sign the form here.
10. 10.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
11. 11.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
12. 12.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
13. 13.Make a sentence: My / the / father / watches / news.
14. 14.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
15. 15.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
16. 16.Make a sentence: hour / late. / is / The / half / train / an
17. 17.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / Please / listen
18. 18.Make a sentence: listen / Please / announcement. / the / to
19. 19.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
20. 20.Make a sentence: here. / Please / the / form / sign
21. 21.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / of / I / wanted / a
22. 22.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
23. 23.Make a sentence: listen / to / announcement. / the / Please
24. 24.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
25. 25.Make a sentence: lane. / in / the / cricket / played / We
26. 26.Make a sentence: the / to / shop. / We / walk / kirana
27. 27.Make a sentence: late. / is / hour / half / train / an / The
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / played / We / cricket / lane. / in
29. 29.Make a sentence: honest / He / an / shopkeeper. / is
30. 30.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / my / hurt / in / I / match. / knee
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
33. 33.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: I / wanted / chai. / a / of / cup
35. 35.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
36. 36.Make a sentence: here. / sign / the / Please / form
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
39. 39.Make a sentence: hurt / the / knee / in / I / my / match.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.

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