Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 689 · 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: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
2. 2.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
5. 5.Make a sentence: number. / I / wrong / wrote / the
6. 6.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
8. 8.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
9. 9.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
10. 10.Make a sentence: the / form / here. / Please / sign
11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
12. 12.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
13. 13.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
14. 14.Make a sentence: We / to / the / shop. / kirana / walk
15. 15.Make a sentence: forms. / the / He / help / with / needed
16. 16.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
17. 17.Make a sentence: buses / are / very / crowded. / The
18. 18.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / Please / listen / to
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
21. 21.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
22. 22.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
25. 25.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
26. 26.Make a sentence: answer. / I / know / the
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
28. 28.Make a sentence: daily? / to / you / Do / talk / grandparents / your
29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
30. 30.Make a sentence: pass / Please / knife. / the / me
31. 31.Make a sentence: an / is / hour / half / The / late. / train
32. 32.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
33. 33.Make a sentence: watches / the / news. / father / My
34. 34.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
35. 35.Make a sentence: The / crowded. / buses / are / very
36. 36.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We played cricket in the lane.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The train is half an hour late.
38. 38.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I know the answer.
40. 40.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

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