Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 797 · 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.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
3. 3.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
4. 4.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I know the answer.
6. 6.Make a sentence: wanted / a / I / of / chai. / cup
7. 7.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
8. 8.Make a sentence: late. / is / half / The / hour / an / train
9. 9.Make a sentence: listen / to / the / announcement. / Please
10. 10.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
11. 11.Make a sentence: to / grandparents / talk / you / Do / your / daily?
12. 12.Make a sentence: an / shopkeeper. / honest / is / He
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
14. 14.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
16. 16.Make a sentence: to / talk / daily? / grandparents / your / Do / you
17. 17.Make a sentence: to / walk / kirana / the / shop. / We
18. 18.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
19. 19.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please sign the form here.
20. 20.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
21. 21.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
22. 22.Make a sentence: played / the / We / lane. / in / cricket
23. 23.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
24. 24.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
25. 25.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
26. 26.Make a sentence: very / buses / The / crowded. / are
27. 27.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
28. 28.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
29. 29.Make a sentence: walked / to / the / bus / She / stop.
30. 30.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / knife. / Please
31. 31.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
32. 32.Make a sentence: forms. / He / the / help / with / needed
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.
34. 34.Make a sentence: talk / grandparents / to / your / Do / you / daily?
35. 35.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
36. 36.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / announcement. / Please / to / listen
38. 38.Make a sentence: walk / to / shop. / the / kirana / We
39. 39.Make a sentence: in / the / lane. / We / cricket / played
40. 40.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive

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