Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 697 · 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: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
2. 2.Make a sentence: late. / an / The / train / hour / half / is
3. 3.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) My father watches the news.
5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
6. 6.Make a sentence: He / an / honest / is / shopkeeper.
7. 7.Make a sentence: half / train / hour / late. / an / is / The
8. 8.Make a sentence: stop. / to / She / bus / the / walked
9. 9.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
12. 12.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
13. 13.Make a sentence: walked / to / stop. / She / bus / the
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
15. 15.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
16. 16.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
17. 17.Make a sentence: talk / you / Do / grandparents / to / your / daily?
18. 18.Make a sentence: watches / news. / the / father / My
19. 19.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / of / a / I / wanted
20. 20.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
21. 21.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) My father watches the news.
24. 24.Make a sentence: the / walk / kirana / shop. / We / to
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
26. 26.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
27. 27.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please sign the form here.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
29. 29.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
30. 30.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
31. 31.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
32. 32.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
33. 33.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
34. 34.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) He needed help with the forms.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
37. 37.Make a sentence: match. / the / my / in / knee / I / hurt
38. 38.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
40. 40.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।

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