Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 906 · 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.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
2. 2.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
3. 3.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
5. 5.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
6. 6.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
7. 7.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
8. 8.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I know the answer.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
11. 11.Make a sentence: pass / Please / the / knife. / me
12. 12.Make a sentence: talk / to / you / your / Do / grandparents / daily?
13. 13.Make a sentence: with / the / He / needed / forms. / help
14. 14.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
15. 15.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
17. 17.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
18. 18.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) The train is half an hour late.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) The buses are very crowded.
21. 21.Make a sentence: hour / half / The / late. / train / an / is
22. 22.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
23. 23.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / is / honest / He
24. 24.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
25. 25.Make a sentence: wanted / a / chai. / cup / I / of
26. 26.Make a sentence: needed / the / with / help / forms. / He
27. 27.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) Please sign the form here.
28. 28.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
29. 29.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
30. 30.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
32. 32.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
33. 33.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) Please sign the form here.
34. 34.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
35. 35.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
36. 36.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
38. 38.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
40. 40.Make a sentence: the / sign / form / here. / Please

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