Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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