Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 623 · 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: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
2. 2.Make a sentence: know / I / the / answer.
3. 3.Make a sentence: The / hour / train / half / late. / is / an
4. 4.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
6. 6.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
7. 7.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
10. 10.Make a sentence: We / walk / kirana / the / shop. / to
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
12. 12.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
13. 13.Make a sentence: is / honest / shopkeeper. / He / an
14. 14.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
15. 15.Make a sentence: very / buses / crowded. / are / The
16. 16.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
17. 17.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
18. 18.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
21. 21.Make a sentence: forms. / the / help / needed / He / with
22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
23. 23.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
25. 25.Make a sentence: Please / the / sign / here. / form
26. 26.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
27. 27.Make a sentence: your / grandparents / to / daily? / talk / Do / you
28. 28.Make a sentence: the / to / announcement. / Please / listen
29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
30. 30.Make a sentence: late. / train / half / hour / is / an / The
31. 31.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
32. 32.Make a sentence: news. / watches / the / My / father
33. 33.Make a sentence: train / The / an / hour / late. / half / is
34. 34.Make a sentence: played / in / the / We / cricket / lane.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
36. 36.Make a sentence: Please / here. / sign / the / form
37. 37.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
38. 38.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
39. 39.Make a sentence: knife. / me / Please / pass / the
40. 40.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.

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