Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 551 · 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.Make a sentence: the / Please / here. / sign / form
2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
6. 6.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
7. 7.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
8. 8.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
9. 9.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
12. 12.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
13. 13.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
14. 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
15. 15.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
16. 16.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
18. 18.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
19. 19.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
21. 21.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
22. 22.Make a sentence: watches / father / news. / My / the
23. 23.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / honest / is / He
24. 24.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
25. 25.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
26. 26.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please pass me the knife.
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / me / Please / pass / knife.
29. 29.Make a sentence: match. / the / knee / my / hurt / in / I
30. 30.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / We / cricket / in / lane. / played
32. 32.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
33. 33.Make a sentence: The / very / are / buses / crowded.
34. 34.Make a sentence: know / the / I / answer.
35. 35.Make a sentence: lane. / in / We / cricket / the / played
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / here. / form / sign / Please
38. 38.Make a sentence: forms. / needed / help / the / He / with
39. 39.Make a sentence: very / The / crowded. / are / buses
40. 40.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/

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