Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 423 · 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.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
3. 3.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
4. 4.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
6. 6.Make a sentence: to / listen / Please / the / announcement.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) The buses are very crowded.
8. 8.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
9. 9.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
10. 10.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
11. 11.Make a sentence: I / the / know / answer.
12. 12.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
15. 15.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
16. 16.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।
17. 17.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
18. 18.Make a sentence: an / He / is / shopkeeper. / honest
19. 19.Make a sentence: late. / is / train / an / The / half / hour
20. 20.Make a sentence: cricket / lane. / the / played / We / in
21. 21.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
22. 22.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) My father watches the news.
24. 24.Make a sentence: needed / help / the / with / forms. / He
25. 25.Make a sentence: with / forms. / He / needed / help / the
26. 26.Make a sentence: help / the / forms. / with / He / needed
27. 27.Make a sentence: answer. / know / the / I
28. 28.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
29. 29.Make a sentence: with / the / forms. / needed / He / help
30. 30.Make a sentence: news. / the / My / watches / father
31. 31.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
32. 32.Make a sentence: hour / is / an / half / late. / train / The
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
34. 34.Make a sentence: help / forms. / needed / with / He / the
35. 35.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
37. 37.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
38. 38.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
39. 39.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
40. 40.Make a sentence: the / Please / here. / form / sign

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