Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 873 · 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.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
2. 2.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
3. 3.Make a sentence: grandparents / your / daily? / talk / to / you / Do
4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
5. 5.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
6. 6.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
7. 7.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) The train is half an hour late.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please pass me the knife.
10. 10.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
11. 11.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
12. 12.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
14. 14.Make a sentence: My / the / watches / news. / father
15. 15.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 pass me the knife.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) The train is half an hour late.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
20. 20.Make a sentence: He / needed / the / help / with / forms.
21. 21.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
22. 22.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?
23. 23.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
24. 24.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
25. 25.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
26. 26.Make a sentence: I / knee / my / the / match. / hurt / in
27. 27.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / listen / the / Please
28. 28.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
29. 29.Make a sentence: Please / here. / the / form / sign
30. 30.Make a sentence: answer. / know / the / I
31. 31.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / form / sign / here. / Please
33. 33.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
34. 34.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
35. 35.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / listen / Please
36. 36.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
37. 37.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
38. 38.Make a sentence: played / cricket / the / in / We / lane.
39. 39.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
40. 40.Make a sentence: number. / I / the / wrote / wrong

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