Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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