Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 41 · 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: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) My father watches the news.
4. 4.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sighn (c) sine
5. 5.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) My father watches the news. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please sign the form here.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
12. 12.Make a sentence: I / the / answer. / know
13. 13.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
14. 14.Make a sentence: My / the / father / watches / news.
15. 15.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
17. 17.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
18. 18.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
19. 19.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
20. 20.Make a sentence: hour / late. / is / The / half / train / an
21. 21.Make a sentence: announcement. / to / the / Please / listen
22. 22.Make a sentence: listen / Please / announcement. / the / to
23. 23.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
24. 24.Make a sentence: here. / Please / the / form / sign
25. 25.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
26. 26.Make a sentence: chai. / cup / of / I / wanted / a
27. 27.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
28. 28.Make a sentence: listen / to / announcement. / the / Please
29. 29.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
30. 30.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 pass me the knife.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
32. 32.Make a sentence: lane. / in / the / cricket / played / We
33. 33.Make a sentence: the / to / shop. / We / walk / kirana
34. 34.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
35. 35.Make a sentence: late. / is / hour / half / train / an / The
36. 36.Make a sentence: the / played / We / cricket / lane. / in
37. 37.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
38. 38.Make a sentence: honest / He / an / shopkeeper. / is
39. 39.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
40. 40.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।

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