Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 550 · 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.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
3. 3.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
4. 4.Make a sentence: train / is / half / late. / hour / an / The
5. 5.Make a sentence: kirana / We / walk / to / the / shop.
6. 6.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
8. 8.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / honest / He / is
9. 9.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
10. 10.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
11. 11.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
13. 13.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
14. 14.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
15. 15.Make a sentence: Please / the / form / here. / sign
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please sign the form here.
17. 17.Make a sentence: the / number. / wrong / wrote / I
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I know the answer.
19. 19.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
20. 20.Make a sentence: the / in / hurt / my / I / match. / knee
21. 21.Make a sentence: watches / news. / the / father / My
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
24. 24.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
26. 26.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
27. 27.Make a sentence: half / an / hour / late. / train / The / is
28. 28.Make a sentence: The / late. / train / hour / an / is / half
29. 29.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
33. 33.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
36. 36.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / very / The / buses
38. 38.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
39. 39.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He needed help with the forms.

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