Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 628 · 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) knife (b) knive (c) nife
2. 2.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please sign the form here.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
7. 7.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
8. 8.Make a sentence: played / We / lane. / the / in / cricket
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
10. 10.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
11. 11.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
13. 13.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
14. 14.Make a sentence: help / needed / with / the / forms. / He
15. 15.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: in / lane. / played / We / the / cricket
17. 17.Make a sentence: to / the / listen / Please / announcement.
18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
21. 21.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: He / forms. / needed / the / help / with
23. 23.Make a sentence: wanted / of / I / cup / a / chai.
24. 24.Make a sentence: the / father / watches / news. / My
25. 25.Make a sentence: walked / the / She / bus / to / stop.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
29. 29.Make a sentence: wrote / wrong / the / number. / I
30. 30.Make a sentence: He / shopkeeper. / an / honest / is
31. 31.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
33. 33.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
34. 34.Make a sentence: your / to / talk / daily? / grandparents / Do / you
35. 35.Make a sentence: the / She / stop. / to / walked / bus
36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
37. 37.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / very / buses / The
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
39. 39.Make a sentence: We / to / shop. / walk / kirana / the
40. 40.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / Please / pass

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