Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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