Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 883 · 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: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
2. 2.Make a sentence: cricket / in / lane. / We / the / played
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
4. 4.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
5. 5.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I know the answer.
7. 7.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
8. 8.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / very / The / buses
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
10. 10.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
11. 11.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
12. 12.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
13. 13.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
14. 14.Make a sentence: cup / of / chai. / wanted / I / a
15. 15.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) The buses are very crowded.
18. 18.Make a sentence: cricket / in / the / played / lane. / We
19. 19.Make a sentence: is / late. / half / train / The / hour / an
20. 20.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
21. 21.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
22. 22.Make a sentence: lane. / cricket / the / in / We / played
23. 23.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
24. 24.Make a sentence: The / very / are / crowded. / buses
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / kirana / We / walk / to / shop.
26. 26.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
27. 27.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
28. 28.Make a sentence: in / I / the / match. / knee / my / hurt
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
30. 30.Make a sentence: I / in / knee / my / the / match. / hurt
31. 31.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
32. 32.Make a sentence: The / late. / train / hour / an / half / is
33. 33.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) My father watches the news.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
36. 36.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
37. 37.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
38. 38.Make a sentence: crowded. / are / buses / The / very
39. 39.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
40. 40.Make a sentence: here. / Please / the / sign / form

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