Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 459 · 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.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
3. 3.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
4. 4.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
5. 5.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
6. 6.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
9. 9.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
10. 10.Make a sentence: wanted / a / I / chai. / cup / of
11. 11.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
12. 12.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
13. 13.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
14. 14.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
15. 15.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
16. 16.Make a sentence: Please / knife. / me / pass / the
17. 17.Make a sentence: the / to / walk / shop. / kirana / We
18. 18.Make a sentence: I / wanted / chai. / cup / a / of
19. 19.Make a sentence: the / kirana / to / We / shop. / walk
20. 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
21. 21.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
22. 22.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
23. 23.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
24. 24.Make a sentence: your / talk / Do / daily? / grandparents / to / you
25. 25.Make a sentence: bus / walked / the / stop. / to / She
26. 26.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
27. 27.Make a sentence: the / She / bus / walked / stop. / to
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
30. 30.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
31. 31.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
32. 32.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
33. 33.Make a sentence: Please / here. / the / sign / form
34. 34.Make a sentence: kirana / shop. / We / walk / to / the
35. 35.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
36. 36.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: know / I / answer. / the
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
39. 39.Make a sentence: is / The / hour / late. / train / an / half
40. 40.Make a sentence: a / I / cup / chai. / wanted / of

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