Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 760 · 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 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
2. 2.Make a sentence: We / to / shop. / walk / kirana / the
3. 3.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
4. 4.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
5. 5.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) My father watches the news.
8. 8.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
10. 10.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
12. 12.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
14. 14.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
15. 15.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
16. 16.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
17. 17.Make a sentence: wrote / the / I / wrong / number.
18. 18.Make a sentence: match. / knee / I / the / hurt / my / in
19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
21. 21.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
22. 22.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
23. 23.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
24. 24.Make a sentence: My / watches / news. / the / father
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The buses are very crowded.
26. 26.Make a sentence: Please / the / listen / to / announcement.
27. 27.Make a sentence: announcement. / Please / the / to / listen
28. 28.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
29. 29.Make a sentence: forms. / help / needed / with / the / He
30. 30.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) He needed help with the forms.
32. 32.Make a sentence: chai. / of / I / cup / a / wanted
33. 33.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / is / honest / He
34. 34.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / the / number. / I
35. 35.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
36. 36.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
37. 37.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / He / honest / is
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
40. 40.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/

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