Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 584 · 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 “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
2. 2.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
3. 3.Make a sentence: in / match. / hurt / the / knee / my / I
4. 4.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
5. 5.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
6. 6.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
7. 7.Make a sentence: the / pass / Please / knife. / me
8. 8.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
9. 9.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
10. 10.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
11. 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
12. 12.Make a sentence: answer. / I / the / know
13. 13.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
14. 14.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
15. 15.Make a sentence: wrote / the / number. / wrong / I
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
17. 17.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
18. 18.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
20. 20.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / My / father
22. 22.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
24. 24.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / I / number. / the
25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
26. 26.Make a sentence: hour / half / The / is / late. / an / train
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
29. 29.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
30. 30.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / my / in / knee / match. / hurt / I
32. 32.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
34. 34.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
35. 35.Make a sentence: the / me / Please / knife. / pass
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
37. 37.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / wrote / the / I
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
39. 39.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
40. 40.Make a sentence: the / announcement. / Please / to / listen

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