Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 126 · 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.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) He needed help with the forms.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I know the answer. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
4. 4.Make a sentence: to / Please / the / announcement. / listen
5. 5.Make a sentence: Please / announcement. / the / listen / to
6. 6.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
7. 7.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
8. 8.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
9. 9.Make a sentence: my / I / match. / the / hurt / in / knee
10. 10.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
11. 11.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
12. 12.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
13. 13.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
14. 14.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
15. 15.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
16. 16.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
17. 17.Make a sentence: played / the / cricket / in / lane. / We
18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
19. 19.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
20. 20.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
21. 21.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
22. 22.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
23. 23.Make a sentence: news. / father / My / watches / the
24. 24.Make a sentence: crowded. / buses / very / are / The
25. 25.Make a sentence: pass / the / me / Please / knife.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
27. 27.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
28. 28.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
29. 29.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) The buses are very crowded.
31. 31.Make a sentence: the / forms. / with / He / needed / help
32. 32.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
33. 33.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
34. 34.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
35. 35.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
38. 38.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
39. 39.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
40. 40.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/

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