Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 876 · 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 “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
2. 2.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
3. 3.Make a sentence: I / of / a / cup / chai. / wanted
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
5. 5.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
6. 6.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / pass / Please
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
8. 8.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
10. 10.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I know the answer. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
12. 12.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please pass me the knife.
15. 15.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
18. 18.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
21. 21.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
22. 22.Make a sentence: of / chai. / wanted / a / cup / I
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
24. 24.Make a sentence: I / the / know / answer.
25. 25.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I know the answer. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
28. 28.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
30. 30.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
31. 31.Make a sentence: very / are / buses / crowded. / The
32. 32.Make a sentence: the / knife. / Please / pass / me
33. 33.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
34. 34.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
35. 35.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
36. 36.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The train is half an hour late.
37. 37.Make a sentence: to / shop. / the / walk / kirana / We
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / knife. / pass / me / Please
39. 39.Make a sentence: help / the / needed / forms. / with / He
40. 40.Make a sentence: listen / to / the / Please / announcement.

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