Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 436 · 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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
2. 2.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
3. 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
5. 5.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
6. 6.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
8. 8.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
9. 9.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
10. 10.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
11. 11.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
12. 12.Make a sentence: in / hurt / knee / I / the / my / match.
13. 13.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
14. 14.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
16. 16.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
17. 17.Make a sentence: you / talk / grandparents / to / daily? / your / Do
18. 18.Make a sentence: an / is / honest / He / shopkeeper.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please sign the form here.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
21. 21.Make a sentence: number. / I / wrong / the / wrote
22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) He needed help with the forms.
24. 24.Make a sentence: cricket / lane. / the / in / played / We
25. 25.Make a sentence: We / cricket / in / the / played / lane.
26. 26.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
27. 27.Make a sentence: hurt / knee / my / I / in / match. / the
28. 28.Make a sentence: hour / half / an / is / The / late. / train
29. 29.Make a sentence: my / in / knee / hurt / match. / I / the
30. 30.Make a sentence: to / Please / listen / announcement. / the
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
32. 32.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
33. 33.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
34. 34.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The train is half an hour late.
35. 35.Make a sentence: shop. / the / to / kirana / We / walk
36. 36.Make a sentence: wrote / the / number. / I / wrong
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please pass me the knife.
38. 38.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / the / listen / to
39. 39.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
40. 40.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?

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