Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 422 · 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 “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
2. 2.Make a sentence: the / match. / in / hurt / I / my / knee
3. 3.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
4. 4.Make a sentence: We / played / the / lane. / cricket / in
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
7. 7.Make a sentence: news. / watches / My / father / the
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please sign the form here.
9. 9.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
10. 10.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
11. 11.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
12. 12.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
13. 13.Make a sentence: the / I / answer. / know
14. 14.Make a sentence: the / help / forms. / needed / with / He
15. 15.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
17. 17.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
18. 18.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
19. 19.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
20. 20.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
21. 21.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: the / We / to / shop. / kirana / walk
23. 23.Make a sentence: shop. / We / kirana / the / to / walk
24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I know the answer. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
27. 27.Make a sentence: walked / to / the / bus / stop. / She
28. 28.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
29. 29.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
30. 30.Make a sentence: train / is / late. / an / half / hour / The
31. 31.Make a sentence: Please / the / announcement. / to / listen
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I know the answer.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
34. 34.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
37. 37.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
38. 38.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
39. 39.Make a sentence: train / late. / half / is / The / an / hour
40. 40.Make a sentence: the / to / Please / listen / announcement.

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