Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 421 · 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.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
2. 2.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
3. 3.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
4. 4.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He needed help with the forms.
6. 6.Make a sentence: match. / my / I / knee / hurt / in / the
7. 7.Make a sentence: news. / My / father / the / watches
8. 8.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
9. 9.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
10. 10.Make a sentence: the / hurt / knee / I / in / match. / my
11. 11.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
12. 12.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
14. 14.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
16. 16.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
17. 17.Make a sentence: wrong / I / number. / wrote / the
18. 18.Make a sentence: the / She / walked / bus / to / stop.
19. 19.Make a sentence: my / I / match. / hurt / knee / the / in
20. 20.Make a sentence: number. / the / I / wrote / wrong
21. 21.Make a sentence: the / answer. / know / I
22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
24. 24.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
26. 26.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
27. 27.Make a sentence: My / father / news. / the / watches
28. 28.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / stop. / walked / to / bus / She
31. 31.Make a sentence: match. / hurt / knee / my / in / the / I
32. 32.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
33. 33.Make a sentence: pass / the / Please / me / knife.
34. 34.Make a sentence: knee / I / my / match. / hurt / the / in
35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I know the answer. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
36. 36.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
37. 37.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
38. 38.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
39. 39.Make a sentence: wanted / chai. / of / I / a / cup
40. 40.Make a sentence: hour / train / half / The / an / late. / is

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