Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 821 · 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.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
2. 2.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
3. 3.Make a sentence: me / Please / knife. / the / pass
4. 4.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
6. 6.Make a sentence: to / listen / the / announcement. / Please
7. 7.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
8. 8.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
9. 9.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
11. 11.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
12. 12.Make a sentence: of / a / chai. / I / cup / wanted
13. 13.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
14. 14.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
15. 15.Make a sentence: We / in / played / lane. / the / cricket
16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
17. 17.Make a sentence: crowded. / buses / The / are / very
18. 18.Make a sentence: knee / in / my / the / hurt / match. / I
19. 19.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
20. 20.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
21. 21.Make a sentence: honest / is / shopkeeper. / an / He
22. 22.Make a sentence: forms. / help / He / needed / the / with
23. 23.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
24. 24.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
25. 25.Make a sentence: talk / Do / your / grandparents / you / daily? / to
26. 26.Make a sentence: match. / hurt / knee / my / I / the / in
27. 27.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) My father watches the news.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
32. 32.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
33. 33.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
34. 34.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
35. 35.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: form / the / here. / sign / Please
37. 37.Make a sentence: Please / here. / form / sign / the
38. 38.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
39. 39.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.

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