Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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