Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 427 · 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 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
2. 2.Make a sentence: cricket / lane. / We / played / in / the
3. 3.Make a sentence: talk / you / to / your / grandparents / daily? / Do
4. 4.Make a sentence: knee / the / hurt / I / in / match. / my
5. 5.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / buses / are / The
6. 6.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
7. 7.Make a sentence: the / cricket / played / We / lane. / in
8. 8.Make a sentence: forms. / help / with / the / He / needed
9. 9.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
10. 10.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
11. 11.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
13. 13.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
14. 14.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
15. 15.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
17. 17.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
19. 19.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
20. 20.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
21. 21.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
22. 22.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / pass / Please
23. 23.Make a sentence: kirana / walk / We / the / to / shop.
24. 24.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
25. 25.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
26. 26.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
27. 27.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
30. 30.Make a sentence: know / I / answer. / the
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
32. 32.Make a sentence: I / wrong / the / number. / wrote
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
34. 34.Make a sentence: the / wrote / I / number. / wrong
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
36. 36.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
37. 37.Make a sentence: is / an / He / shopkeeper. / honest
38. 38.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
39. 39.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
40. 40.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please sign the form here.

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