Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 838 · 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: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
3. 3.Make a sentence: wrote / I / the / number. / wrong
4. 4.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) My father watches the news.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) The train is half an hour late.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
8. 8.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
9. 9.Make a sentence: the / here. / sign / form / Please
10. 10.Make a sentence: know / answer. / the / I
11. 11.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
13. 13.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
14. 14.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
15. 15.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
16. 16.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
17. 17.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
19. 19.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
20. 20.Make a sentence: in / knee / I / the / hurt / my / match.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
22. 22.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
23. 23.Make a sentence: walk / kirana / shop. / to / the / We
24. 24.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
25. 25.Make a sentence: Please / form / the / here. / sign
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
27. 27.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / honest / an / He
28. 28.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / very / buses / The
29. 29.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
30. 30.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
31. 31.Make a sentence: chai. / wanted / I / a / cup / of
32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
33. 33.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
34. 34.Make a sentence: answer. / know / the / I
35. 35.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: the / form / sign / here. / Please
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / to / Please / announcement. / listen
39. 39.Make a sentence: the / Please / announcement. / listen / to
40. 40.Make a sentence: talk / grandparents / Do / to / you / daily? / your

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