Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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