Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 622 · 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) knive (b) nife (c) knife
2. 2.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
3. 3.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
4. 4.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
8. 8.Make a sentence: to / the / announcement. / Please / listen
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
11. 11.Make a sentence: watches / My / the / news. / father
12. 12.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
13. 13.Make a sentence: The / half / hour / an / train / late. / is
14. 14.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
15. 15.Make a sentence: here. / Please / the / sign / form
16. 16.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please pass me the knife.
18. 18.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
19. 19.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
20. 20.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
21. 21.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
22. 22.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
24. 24.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
25. 25.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The train is half an hour late.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
27. 27.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
29. 29.Make a sentence: She / to / walked / the / stop. / bus
30. 30.Make a sentence: grandparents / talk / you / Do / to / your / daily?
31. 31.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
32. 32.Make a sentence: match. / my / I / knee / the / in / hurt
33. 33.Make a sentence: match. / hurt / I / the / in / knee / my
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
35. 35.Make a sentence: to / the / Please / announcement. / listen
36. 36.Make a sentence: train / The / is / hour / late. / an / half
37. 37.Make a sentence: needed / help / the / with / He / forms.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
39. 39.Make a sentence: a / of / chai. / I / cup / wanted
40. 40.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।

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