Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 1 · 40 sums

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

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