Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 608 · 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.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The train is half an hour late.
2. 2.Make a sentence: the / Please / pass / knife. / me
3. 3.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
4. 4.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
7. 7.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please pass me the knife.
9. 9.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
10. 10.Make a sentence: buses / very / crowded. / are / The
11. 11.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
13. 13.Make a sentence: cup / I / wanted / a / chai. / of
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
15. 15.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
16. 16.Make a sentence: talk / daily? / your / you / grandparents / to / Do
17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
18. 18.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
20. 20.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: very / are / The / buses / crowded.
22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
24. 24.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
26. 26.Make a sentence: the / kirana / to / shop. / We / walk
27. 27.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I know the answer. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
28. 28.Make a sentence: knife. / the / me / pass / Please
29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
30. 30.Make a sentence: chai. / wanted / of / cup / I / a
31. 31.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
32. 32.Make a sentence: He / with / needed / help / forms. / the
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
34. 34.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
35. 35.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
36. 36.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
37. 37.Make a sentence: you / your / Do / talk / daily? / grandparents / to
38. 38.Make a sentence: a / I / wanted / chai. / of / cup
39. 39.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
40. 40.Make a sentence: The / crowded. / very / are / buses

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