Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 444 · 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 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please sign the form here.
3. 3.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
5. 5.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
6. 6.Make a sentence: my / match. / I / in / hurt / knee / the
7. 7.Make a sentence: I / match. / my / the / knee / hurt / in
8. 8.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
9. 9.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
10. 10.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
12. 12.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
14. 14.Make a sentence: bus / walked / She / stop. / to / the
15. 15.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
17. 17.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
18. 18.Make a sentence: honest / shopkeeper. / is / an / He
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The buses are very crowded.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) My father watches the news.
21. 21.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
24. 24.Make a sentence: to / talk / grandparents / daily? / Do / you / your
25. 25.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
29. 29.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
30. 30.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
31. 31.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / father / My
32. 32.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
33. 33.Make a sentence: kirana / the / walk / We / shop. / to
34. 34.Make a sentence: wrong / the / I / number. / wrote
35. 35.Make a sentence: played / We / cricket / in / lane. / the
36. 36.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
37. 37.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
39. 39.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
40. 40.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?

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