Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 120 · 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.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
2. 2.Make a sentence: knife. / pass / the / Please / me
3. 3.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
4. 4.Make a sentence: in / We / lane. / cricket / the / played
5. 5.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
6. 6.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
7. 7.Make a sentence: is / honest / an / shopkeeper. / He
8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
10. 10.Make a sentence: answer. / know / I / the
11. 11.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
12. 12.Make a sentence: cup / of / wanted / chai. / I / a
13. 13.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
14. 14.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
15. 15.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
16. 16.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
17. 17.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Please sign the form here.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
19. 19.Make a sentence: half / late. / hour / is / an / The / train
20. 20.Make a sentence: wrote / wrong / the / I / number.
21. 21.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
22. 22.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
23. 23.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
24. 24.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
25. 25.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
26. 26.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I know the answer.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please sign the form here.
29. 29.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
31. 31.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
32. 32.Make a sentence: an / late. / hour / half / train / The / is
33. 33.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
34. 34.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
35. 35.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
37. 37.Make a sentence: daily? / Do / to / you / talk / your / grandparents
38. 38.Make a sentence: bus / the / walked / to / stop. / She
39. 39.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
40. 40.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/

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