Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 449 · 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 “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
2. 2.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
3. 3.Make a sentence: you / grandparents / to / your / Do / talk / daily?
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
5. 5.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
6. 6.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
7. 7.Make a sentence: The / train / is / hour / half / late. / an
8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
10. 10.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
11. 11.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
14. 14.Make a sentence: Please / pass / the / me / knife.
15. 15.Make a sentence: We / walk / to / shop. / the / kirana
16. 16.Make a sentence: me / the / knife. / Please / pass
17. 17.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
18. 18.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
20. 20.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
21. 21.Make a sentence: wrote / the / number. / wrong / I
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
23. 23.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
24. 24.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
27. 27.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
28. 28.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
29. 29.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) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
30. 30.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
32. 32.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
33. 33.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: wrote / wrong / number. / the / I
35. 35.Make a sentence: late. / train / is / an / hour / The / half
36. 36.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
39. 39.Make a sentence: walked / to / stop. / bus / She / the
40. 40.Make a sentence: of / I / a / chai. / cup / wanted

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