Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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