Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 54 · 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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
3. 3.Make a sentence: to / Please / listen / announcement. / the
4. 4.Make a sentence: Please / me / knife. / pass / the
5. 5.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
6. 6.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
7. 7.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
8. 8.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
11. 11.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
13. 13.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
14. 14.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
15. 15.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
16. 16.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
18. 18.Make a sentence: forms. / help / He / with / the / needed
19. 19.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
20. 20.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
21. 21.Make a sentence: are / very / The / crowded. / buses
22. 22.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
23. 23.Make a sentence: the / knee / my / I / match. / in / hurt
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He needed help with the forms.
25. 25.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
27. 27.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
29. 29.Make a sentence: We / the / lane. / cricket / in / played
30. 30.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / are / The / buses
31. 31.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / pass / me / Please / knife.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
35. 35.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / is / He / an
36. 36.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
37. 37.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please pass me the knife.
39. 39.Make a sentence: I / the / know / answer.
40. 40.Make a sentence: Please / the / listen / announcement. / to

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