Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 632 · 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: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please sign the form here.
2. 2.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
3. 3.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 is an honest shopkeeper.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
5. 5.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
6. 6.Make a sentence: The / hour / train / an / is / half / late.
7. 7.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
8. 8.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
9. 9.Make a sentence: played / the / We / lane. / cricket / in
10. 10.Make a sentence: Please / sign / form / the / here.
11. 11.Make a sentence: forms. / He / the / with / needed / help
12. 12.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 wrote the wrong number.
13. 13.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
15. 15.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
16. 16.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
17. 17.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
18. 18.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
19. 19.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
20. 20.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
21. 21.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
22. 22.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
24. 24.Make a sentence: watches / father / the / news. / My
25. 25.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
27. 27.Make a sentence: match. / the / hurt / I / knee / my / in
28. 28.Make a sentence: chai. / of / a / I / wanted / cup
29. 29.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
31. 31.Make a sentence: We / the / shop. / kirana / to / walk
32. 32.Make a sentence: pass / me / knife. / the / Please
33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
34. 34.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / the / wrote / I
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He needed help with the forms.
36. 36.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
38. 38.Make a sentence: knife. / the / pass / me / Please
39. 39.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / Please / the / listen
40. 40.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।

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