Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 793 · 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 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
3. 3.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) My father watches the news.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
6. 6.Make a sentence: in / the / knee / I / hurt / my / match.
7. 7.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
9. 9.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
11. 11.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
12. 12.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
13. 13.Make a sentence: wanted / a / of / chai. / cup / I
14. 14.Make a sentence: hour / late. / an / The / half / is / train
15. 15.Make a sentence: help / forms. / with / the / He / needed
16. 16.Make a sentence: here. / sign / the / form / Please
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
18. 18.Make a sentence: news. / My / father / watches / the
19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
21. 21.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
22. 22.Make a sentence: hour / an / half / is / train / The / late.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
24. 24.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
25. 25.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / an / is / He
26. 26.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
27. 27.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
28. 28.Make a sentence: to / We / walk / the / kirana / shop.
29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
30. 30.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The buses are very crowded.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
33. 33.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The buses are very crowded.
35. 35.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) He needed help with the forms.
37. 37.Make a sentence: in / cricket / played / lane. / the / We
38. 38.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
39. 39.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / of / a / wanted / I
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.

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