Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 521 · 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: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
2. 2.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please pass me the knife.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
5. 5.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
6. 6.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
8. 8.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
9. 9.Make a sentence: help / the / needed / forms. / with / He
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I know the answer.
11. 11.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
12. 12.Make a sentence: knife. / the / Please / pass / me
13. 13.Make a sentence: pass / knife. / Please / the / me
14. 14.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
15. 15.Make a sentence: to / the / Please / announcement. / listen
16. 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
17. 17.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
18. 18.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
20. 20.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
21. 21.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
23. 23.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / I / number. / the
24. 24.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
25. 25.Make a sentence: announcement. / listen / Please / to / the
26. 26.Make a sentence: walked / She / stop. / bus / to / the
27. 27.Make a sentence: walked / bus / the / She / stop. / to
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
29. 29.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / He / is / honest
30. 30.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
31. 31.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / sign / Please / form / here.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please pass me the knife.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
35. 35.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
36. 36.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
37. 37.Make a sentence: I / answer. / know / the
38. 38.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
39. 39.Make a sentence: help / He / forms. / the / needed / with
40. 40.Make a sentence: match. / my / I / in / the / knee / hurt

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