Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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