Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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