Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 532 · 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: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please pass me the knife.
2. 2.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
3. 3.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
5. 5.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
6. 6.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
7. 7.Make a sentence: listen / the / to / announcement. / Please
8. 8.Make a sentence: He / shopkeeper. / an / honest / is
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
10. 10.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
12. 12.Make a sentence: buses / The / very / crowded. / are
13. 13.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
14. 14.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
15. 15.Make a sentence: cricket / in / played / the / We / lane.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) My father watches the news.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I know the answer. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
19. 19.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
20. 20.Make a sentence: an / honest / shopkeeper. / is / He
21. 21.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
22. 22.Make a sentence: honest / is / an / shopkeeper. / He
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
24. 24.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
25. 25.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please sign the form here.
26. 26.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
27. 27.Make a sentence: walked / to / bus / the / stop. / She
28. 28.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
29. 29.Make a sentence: number. / wrote / the / wrong / I
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
32. 32.Make a sentence: Please / knife. / pass / the / me
33. 33.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
34. 34.Make a sentence: number. / I / wrong / the / wrote
35. 35.Make a sentence: crowded. / buses / are / very / The
36. 36.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
37. 37.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
39. 39.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 hurt my knee in the match.
40. 40.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।

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