Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 483 · 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: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
2. 2.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
5. 5.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
6. 6.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
10. 10.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
13. 13.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
14. 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
15. 15.Make a sentence: Please / to / announcement. / listen / the
16. 16.Make a sentence: an / late. / is / half / train / hour / The
17. 17.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
18. 18.Make a sentence: train / an / hour / The / late. / is / half
19. 19.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
20. 20.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
21. 21.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
22. 22.Make a sentence: kirana / the / to / walk / We / shop.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please pass me the knife.
24. 24.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / needed / forms. / with / He / help
26. 26.Make a sentence: I / chai. / of / a / wanted / cup
27. 27.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
28. 28.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
29. 29.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
30. 30.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / played / lane. / cricket / in / We
32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
33. 33.Make a sentence: here. / sign / the / form / Please
34. 34.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) I know the answer.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
37. 37.Make a sentence: grandparents / to / daily? / your / Do / talk / you
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / We / to / walk / kirana / shop.
39. 39.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
40. 40.Make a sentence: father / news. / the / My / watches

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