Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 575 · 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) knife (b) nife (c) knive
2. 2.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
3. 3.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
4. 4.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
7. 7.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
8. 8.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
9. 9.Make a sentence: watches / the / father / My / news.
10. 10.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
11. 11.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
13. 13.Make a sentence: is / an / hour / train / The / half / late.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She bought two pens and three books.
15. 15.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The train is half an hour late.
17. 17.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
20. 20.Make a sentence: daily? / your / talk / Do / grandparents / you / to
21. 21.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
22. 22.Make a sentence: He / shopkeeper. / is / honest / an
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
24. 24.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
27. 27.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / The / very / are
28. 28.Make a sentence: number. / I / wrong / wrote / the
29. 29.Make a sentence: the / Please / announcement. / listen / to
30. 30.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / I / number. / wrong / wrote
33. 33.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
34. 34.Make a sentence: My / news. / watches / the / father
35. 35.Make a sentence: hour / half / late. / train / an / is / The
36. 36.Make a sentence: form / Please / here. / the / sign
37. 37.Make a sentence: Do / talk / grandparents / you / your / daily? / to
38. 38.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
39. 39.Make a sentence: to / We / the / kirana / walk / shop.
40. 40.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign

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