Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 806 · 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: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
2. 2.Make a sentence: the / shop. / to / kirana / walk / We
3. 3.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) My father watches the news. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) The train is half an hour late.
6. 6.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
8. 8.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
9. 9.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
10. 10.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
13. 13.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
15. 15.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
16. 16.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
17. 17.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He needed help with the forms.
18. 18.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
19. 19.Make a sentence: Do / grandparents / daily? / to / talk / you / your
20. 20.Make a sentence: an / hour / late. / half / train / The / is
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
22. 22.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
24. 24.Make a sentence: We / the / walk / kirana / to / shop.
25. 25.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
26. 26.Make a sentence: listen / the / to / Please / announcement.
27. 27.Make a sentence: know / the / answer. / I
28. 28.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
29. 29.Make a sentence: the / match. / in / I / my / knee / hurt
30. 30.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
31. 31.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
32. 32.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
33. 33.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
34. 34.Make a sentence: I / answer. / the / know
35. 35.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / I / wrote / the
36. 36.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: the / here. / Please / form / sign
38. 38.Make a sentence: news. / My / the / father / watches
39. 39.Make a sentence: your / daily? / Do / to / you / grandparents / talk
40. 40.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She walked to the bus stop.

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