Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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