Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 557 · 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.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
2. 2.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
3. 3.Make a sentence: shop. / to / kirana / walk / We / the
4. 4.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
5. 5.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
6. 6.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
9. 9.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
11. 11.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
12. 12.Make a sentence: knife. / Please / the / pass / me
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
14. 14.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / We / in / played / the
15. 15.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
16. 16.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: in / my / match. / knee / hurt / I / the
18. 18.Make a sentence: half / is / late. / train / The / hour / an
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
20. 20.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
22. 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
24. 24.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / wrote / I / number. / wrong
26. 26.Make a sentence: a / cup / of / wanted / I / chai.
27. 27.Make a sentence: very / buses / are / crowded. / The
28. 28.Make a sentence: is / late. / an / half / train / hour / The
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The buses are very crowded.
30. 30.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
32. 32.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
33. 33.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
34. 34.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
35. 35.Make a sentence: I / wrong / wrote / the / number.
36. 36.Make a sentence: walked / to / the / stop. / She / bus
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / to / kirana / We / shop. / walk
39. 39.Make a sentence: Please / the / form / here. / sign
40. 40.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half

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