Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 536 · 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 पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please sign the form here.
3. 3.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
7. 7.Make a sentence: forms. / help / with / needed / He / the
8. 8.Make a sentence: shop. / We / the / kirana / walk / to
9. 9.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
12. 12.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
14. 14.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
15. 15.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
16. 16.Make a sentence: I / in / my / knee / the / match. / hurt
17. 17.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
18. 18.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
19. 19.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
22. 22.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
23. 23.Make a sentence: form / here. / the / sign / Please
24. 24.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
25. 25.Make a sentence: lane. / the / played / in / cricket / We
26. 26.Make a sentence: sign / here. / Please / the / form
27. 27.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please pass me the knife.
29. 29.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / stop. / to / walked / bus / She
31. 31.Make a sentence: to / walk / shop. / the / kirana / We
32. 32.Make a sentence: knee / I / the / hurt / match. / my / in
33. 33.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
34. 34.Make a sentence: walk / the / to / We / kirana / shop.
35. 35.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
36. 36.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
38. 38.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
39. 39.Make a sentence: cricket / in / played / We / lane. / the
40. 40.Make a sentence: wrote / I / number. / wrong / the

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