Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 971 · 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: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He needed help with the forms.
2. 2.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
3. 3.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
4. 4.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please pass me the knife.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
6. 6.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
7. 7.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
8. 8.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
9. 9.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
10. 10.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please sign the form here.
12. 12.Make a sentence: match. / my / in / hurt / the / I / knee
13. 13.Make a sentence: the / here. / form / sign / Please
14. 14.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
15. 15.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
16. 16.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
18. 18.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
19. 19.Make a sentence: me / the / pass / Please / knife.
20. 20.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
21. 21.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
22. 22.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
23. 23.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
24. 24.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
25. 25.Make a sentence: answer. / I / the / know
26. 26.Make a sentence: with / needed / He / the / help / forms.
27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket / played / in / We / the / lane.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please sign the form here.
29. 29.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
30. 30.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
33. 33.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / listen / to / the
34. 34.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / to / the / Please
35. 35.Make a sentence: an / train / is / half / late. / The / hour
36. 36.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
37. 37.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / The / buses / very
38. 38.Make a sentence: honest / an / is / He / shopkeeper.
39. 39.Make a sentence: walked / She / stop. / bus / the / to
40. 40.Make a sentence: Do / to / daily? / talk / you / your / grandparents

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