Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 700 · 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) knive (b) nife (c) knife
2. 2.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
3. 3.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
4. 4.Make a sentence: listen / Please / the / announcement. / to
5. 5.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She walked to the bus stop.
8. 8.Make a sentence: knee / hurt / the / in / my / match. / I
9. 9.Make a sentence: knee / match. / I / my / hurt / the / in
10. 10.Make a sentence: the / sign / Please / here. / form
11. 11.Make a sentence: cup / I / of / chai. / wanted / a
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
13. 13.Make a sentence: know / answer. / I / the
14. 14.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
15. 15.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) She bought two pens and three books.
16. 16.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
17. 17.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
18. 18.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
19. 19.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
20. 20.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
21. 21.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
22. 22.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
23. 23.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / buses / very / The
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
25. 25.Make a sentence: match. / knee / in / the / hurt / I / my
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I know the answer.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
29. 29.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
30. 30.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
31. 31.Make a sentence: train / is / an / late. / half / The / hour
32. 32.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
34. 34.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please sign the form here.
36. 36.Make a sentence: cricket / in / the / lane. / played / We
37. 37.Make a sentence: stop. / the / to / walked / She / bus
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The buses are very crowded.
39. 39.Make a sentence: kirana / We / the / walk / shop. / to
40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I know the answer. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.

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