Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 757 · 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.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
2. 2.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please sign the form here.
3. 3.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
4. 4.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
5. 5.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
6. 6.Make a sentence: hour / train / is / an / late. / half / The
7. 7.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She walked to the bus stop.
9. 9.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
12. 12.Make a sentence: train / is / The / an / hour / late. / half
13. 13.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
15. 15.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / the / wrote / I
17. 17.Make a sentence: the / answer. / I / know
18. 18.Make a sentence: knife. / Please / me / the / pass
19. 19.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
20. 20.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The train is half an hour late.
22. 22.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
24. 24.Make a sentence: me / Please / the / knife. / pass
25. 25.Make a sentence: I / wanted / chai. / cup / a / of
26. 26.Make a sentence: with / help / the / He / needed / forms.
27. 27.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
28. 28.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
29. 29.Make a sentence: number. / the / wrong / I / wrote
30. 30.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / He / with / help / forms. / needed
32. 32.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
33. 33.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
35. 35.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
36. 36.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
37. 37.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / me / Please / the
38. 38.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The buses are very crowded.

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