Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 114 · 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.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please sign the form here.
4. 4.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
5. 5.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
6. 6.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He needed help with the forms.
8. 8.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
9. 9.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
10. 10.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
12. 12.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
13. 13.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
14. 14.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
15. 15.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
17. 17.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
18. 18.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
19. 19.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I know the answer. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
24. 24.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
25. 25.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) He needed help with the forms.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
28. 28.Make a sentence: sign / form / here. / the / Please
29. 29.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
30. 30.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
32. 32.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please pass me the knife.
34. 34.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / He / is / honest / an
35. 35.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
36. 36.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
38. 38.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
39. 39.Make a sentence: answer. / I / the / know
40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.

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