Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 959 · 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.Make a sentence: cup / wanted / of / chai. / a / I
2. 2.Make a sentence: very / buses / are / crowded. / The
3. 3.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
4. 4.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The train is half an hour late.
6. 6.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
7. 7.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
8. 8.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
9. 9.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
10. 10.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
12. 12.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
13. 13.Make a sentence: Do / to / daily? / talk / grandparents / your / you
14. 14.Make a sentence: hour / late. / half / is / train / The / an
15. 15.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
16. 16.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
17. 17.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
18. 18.Make a sentence: cup / a / I / of / chai. / wanted
19. 19.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
20. 20.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
21. 21.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please sign the form here.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please pass me the knife.
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / number. / I / wrote / wrong
26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
28. 28.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The buses are very crowded.
31. 31.Make a sentence: shop. / kirana / walk / to / the / We
32. 32.Make a sentence: crowded. / buses / The / are / very
33. 33.Make a sentence: wrote / number. / I / wrong / the
34. 34.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) Please pass me the knife.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
36. 36.Make a sentence: I / number. / wrong / wrote / the
37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / know / answer. / I
39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I know the answer.
40. 40.Make a sentence: wrong / the / I / wrote / number.

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