Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 571 · 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 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
2. 2.Make a sentence: Please / pass / knife. / me / the
3. 3.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
4. 4.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
5. 5.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
6. 6.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
7. 7.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
8. 8.Make a sentence: are / buses / very / The / crowded.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
10. 10.Make a sentence: the / pass / knife. / me / Please
11. 11.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
15. 15.Make a sentence: The / are / very / buses / crowded.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
19. 19.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
20. 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I know the answer.
21. 21.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: you / daily? / grandparents / your / to / talk / Do
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
24. 24.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
25. 25.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
26. 26.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
27. 27.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
28. 28.Make a sentence: father / the / news. / watches / My
29. 29.Make a sentence: me / Please / knife. / pass / the
30. 30.Make a sentence: is / honest / an / He / shopkeeper.
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / help / forms. / with / He / needed
32. 32.Make a sentence: match. / hurt / the / in / knee / I / my
33. 33.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
34. 34.Make a sentence: We / cricket / lane. / played / in / the
35. 35.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
36. 36.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
37. 37.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
38. 38.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
39. 39.Make a sentence: lane. / We / in / played / cricket / the
40. 40.Make a sentence: played / the / cricket / in / lane. / We

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