Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 780 · 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.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
2. 2.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
3. 3.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 wanted a cup of chai.
4. 4.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
5. 5.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The train is half an hour late.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
8. 8.Make a sentence: know / answer. / I / the
9. 9.Make a sentence: Please / the / to / announcement. / listen
10. 10.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
11. 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
12. 12.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
13. 13.Make a sentence: the / kirana / walk / shop. / to / We
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
15. 15.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
16. 16.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
17. 17.Make a sentence: the / number. / I / wrote / wrong
18. 18.Make a sentence: to / you / your / daily? / grandparents / Do / talk
19. 19.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
20. 20.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
21. 21.Make a sentence: to / Do / your / grandparents / daily? / talk / you
22. 22.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
24. 24.Make a sentence: daily? / grandparents / to / talk / you / Do / your
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
26. 26.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
27. 27.Make a sentence: honest / is / He / an / shopkeeper.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
29. 29.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
30. 30.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I know the answer.
34. 34.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
35. 35.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
36. 36.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
37. 37.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
40. 40.Make a sentence: are / The / very / crowded. / buses

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