Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 635 · 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.Make a sentence: wrong / the / number. / wrote / I
2. 2.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) My father watches the news.
4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
6. 6.Make a sentence: your / talk / grandparents / to / you / Do / daily?
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
9. 9.Make a sentence: the / sign / Please / form / here.
10. 10.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
12. 12.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
13. 13.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
14. 14.Make a sentence: the / watches / father / news. / My
15. 15.Make a sentence: knee / in / the / I / match. / hurt / my
16. 16.Make a sentence: Please / knife. / the / me / pass
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please sign the form here.
18. 18.Make a sentence: listen / the / to / Please / announcement.
19. 19.Make a sentence: match. / my / I / hurt / knee / the / in
20. 20.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
21. 21.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
22. 22.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
23. 23.Make a sentence: the / to / listen / announcement. / Please
24. 24.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
26. 26.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket / the / in / lane. / played / We
28. 28.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
29. 29.Make a sentence: knife. / Please / pass / the / me
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
31. 31.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 चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
32. 32.Make a sentence: lane. / in / played / the / cricket / We
33. 33.Make a sentence: grandparents / daily? / to / you / your / Do / talk
34. 34.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
35. 35.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
36. 36.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / He / is / honest
37. 37.Make a sentence: forms. / needed / with / the / help / He
38. 38.Make a sentence: know / answer. / I / the
39. 39.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The train is half an hour late.
40. 40.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn

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