Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 800 · 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) onest (b) honest (c) honist
2. 2.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
3. 3.Make a sentence: the / cricket / in / played / lane. / We
4. 4.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
5. 5.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
6. 6.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
7. 7.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please sign the form here.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
10. 10.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
11. 11.Make a sentence: shop. / the / to / kirana / We / walk
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
14. 14.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
15. 15.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please sign the form here.
17. 17.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
18. 18.Make a sentence: the / kirana / We / walk / to / shop.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) My father watches the news.
20. 20.Make a sentence: shop. / to / the / We / kirana / walk
21. 21.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
22. 22.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She walked to the bus stop.
24. 24.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
25. 25.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
26. 26.Make a sentence: with / He / the / forms. / help / needed
27. 27.Make a sentence: He / the / needed / forms. / help / with
28. 28.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
29. 29.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
31. 31.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
32. 32.Make a sentence: to / Please / announcement. / listen / the
33. 33.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
34. 34.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
35. 35.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
36. 36.Make a sentence: wrong / the / wrote / number. / I
37. 37.Make a sentence: walk / We / kirana / to / the / shop.
38. 38.Make a sentence: form / here. / Please / the / sign
39. 39.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
40. 40.Make a sentence: hurt / knee / in / the / I / match. / my

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