Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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