Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 779 · 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.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We played cricket in the lane.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
5. 5.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
6. 6.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
7. 7.Make a sentence: the / I / answer. / know
8. 8.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
9. 9.Make a sentence: an / honest / is / shopkeeper. / He
10. 10.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
11. 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
12. 12.Make a sentence: I / match. / knee / the / my / hurt / in
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please sign the form here.
16. 16.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
18. 18.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
19. 19.Make a sentence: the / forms. / help / needed / He / with
20. 20.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
21. 21.Make a sentence: the / to / Please / announcement. / listen
22. 22.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
23. 23.Make a sentence: forms. / with / He / the / needed / help
24. 24.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
25. 25.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
26. 26.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
29. 29.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) We played cricket in the lane.
30. 30.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
31. 31.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
32. 32.Make a sentence: grandparents / talk / you / Do / to / daily? / your
33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
34. 34.Make a sentence: here. / Please / form / sign / the
35. 35.Make a sentence: in / cricket / played / lane. / the / We
36. 36.Make a sentence: very / buses / crowded. / The / are
37. 37.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
38. 38.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
39. 39.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
40. 40.Make a sentence: pass / Please / me / the / knife.

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