Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 490 · 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 “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
3. 3.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
4. 4.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
6. 6.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
8. 8.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
9. 9.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
11. 11.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please sign the form here.
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
15. 15.Make a sentence: here. / Please / sign / the / form
16. 16.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
17. 17.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
19. 19.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
20. 20.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
21. 21.Make a sentence: daily? / your / grandparents / to / Do / you / talk
22. 22.Make a sentence: the / here. / Please / sign / form
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I know the answer. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
24. 24.Make a sentence: lane. / We / in / cricket / played / the
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
26. 26.Make a sentence: lane. / played / the / cricket / We / in
27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
28. 28.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
29. 29.Make a sentence: My / father / the / news. / watches
30. 30.Make a sentence: my / match. / hurt / in / I / knee / the
31. 31.Make a sentence: watches / father / My / the / news.
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / knife. / me / Please / pass
33. 33.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
35. 35.Make a sentence: the / knee / my / I / in / hurt / match.
36. 36.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / wrong / the
37. 37.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
38. 38.Make a sentence: match. / in / the / I / hurt / my / knee
39. 39.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?

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