Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 578 · 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.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
2. 2.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
3. 3.Make a sentence: The / very / are / crowded. / buses
4. 4.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) My father watches the news.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I know the answer. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
8. 8.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
10. 10.Make a sentence: listen / the / announcement. / to / Please
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
12. 12.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
13. 13.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
14. 14.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please sign the form here.
17. 17.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
19. 19.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
20. 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
21. 21.Make a sentence: match. / in / hurt / the / my / knee / I
22. 22.Make a sentence: the / walk / We / shop. / to / kirana
23. 23.Make a sentence: news. / father / watches / the / My
24. 24.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
25. 25.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
26. 26.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
27. 27.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / know / I / answer.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / in / hurt / match. / I / my / knee
31. 31.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
32. 32.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
33. 33.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
35. 35.Make a sentence: here. / form / the / Please / sign
36. 36.Make a sentence: wanted / of / chai. / I / cup / a
37. 37.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
39. 39.Make a sentence: The / buses / crowded. / are / very
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I know the answer.

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