Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 990 · 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: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
2. 2.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
3. 3.Make a sentence: bus / the / walked / stop. / to / She
4. 4.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
5. 5.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
6. 6.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please pass me the knife.
8. 8.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
9. 9.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
10. 10.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
12. 12.Make a sentence: We / lane. / the / in / played / cricket
13. 13.Make a sentence: listen / announcement. / the / to / Please
14. 14.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
15. 15.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
17. 17.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
19. 19.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
21. 21.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
22. 22.Make a sentence: knife. / me / the / Please / pass
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
25. 25.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
26. 26.Make a sentence: wrong / number. / wrote / I / the
27. 27.Make a sentence: the / news. / My / watches / father
28. 28.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
29. 29.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: the / form / sign / here. / Please
31. 31.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
32. 32.Make a sentence: She / stop. / bus / the / walked / to
33. 33.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
34. 34.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
35. 35.Make a sentence: the / needed / He / help / forms. / with
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) My father watches the news. (c) Please sign the form here.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
38. 38.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
39. 39.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
40. 40.Make a sentence: forms. / the / with / He / help / needed

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