Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 751 · 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.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) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
2. 2.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
6. 6.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
7. 7.Make a sentence: here. / form / sign / the / Please
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please sign the form here.
13. 13.Make a sentence: kirana / walk / the / to / We / shop.
14. 14.Make a sentence: to / your / grandparents / you / daily? / Do / talk
15. 15.Make a sentence: the / stop. / She / to / walked / bus
16. 16.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
17. 17.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
18. 18.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
19. 19.Make a sentence: to / listen / announcement. / Please / the
20. 20.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
21. 21.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
22. 22.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
23. 23.Make a sentence: know / the / I / answer.
24. 24.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / number. / wrong / I / wrote
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
27. 27.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
28. 28.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / father / news.
31. 31.Make a sentence: in / my / hurt / I / match. / the / knee
32. 32.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
33. 33.Make a sentence: in / cricket / the / lane. / We / played
34. 34.Make a sentence: with / forms. / the / needed / help / He
35. 35.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
36. 36.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
37. 37.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
38. 38.Make a sentence: talk / you / to / grandparents / daily? / your / Do
39. 39.Make a sentence: We / the / to / shop. / kirana / walk
40. 40.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.

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