Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 748 · 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.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
2. 2.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
3. 3.Make a sentence: answer. / know / I / the
4. 4.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
6. 6.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
7. 7.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
8. 8.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
9. 9.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / very / The / buses
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I know the answer. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
12. 12.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
13. 13.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
15. 15.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
18. 18.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
19. 19.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
21. 21.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I know the answer.
23. 23.Make a sentence: the / wrong / number. / wrote / I
24. 24.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।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
26. 26.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
27. 27.Make a sentence: help / He / the / with / needed / forms.
28. 28.Make a sentence: to / listen / the / Please / announcement.
29. 29.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
31. 31.Make a sentence: stop. / the / bus / She / walked / to
32. 32.Make a sentence: me / knife. / the / Please / pass
33. 33.Make a sentence: late. / half / hour / train / The / an / is
34. 34.Make a sentence: kirana / to / We / shop. / walk / the
35. 35.Make a sentence: He / forms. / needed / help / with / the
36. 36.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: hurt / the / match. / my / in / I / knee
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / father / news. / watches / My
39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please sign the form here.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) The train is half an hour late.

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