Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 42 · 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: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) The train is half an hour late.
2. 2.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / an / He / is / honest
3. 3.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
4. 4.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
5. 5.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) The buses are very crowded.
7. 7.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
8. 8.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
9. 9.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
10. 10.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
12. 12.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
13. 13.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The train is half an hour late.
14. 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
15. 15.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
16. 16.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
18. 18.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
19. 19.Make a sentence: buses / The / are / crowded. / very
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I know the answer.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
22. 22.Make a sentence: She / the / walked / stop. / to / bus
23. 23.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
24. 24.Make a sentence: answer. / know / the / I
25. 25.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
26. 26.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
27. 27.Make a sentence: the / in / We / played / lane. / cricket
28. 28.Make a sentence: watches / My / the / news. / father
29. 29.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
31. 31.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / the / listen / Please
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
33. 33.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
34. 34.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
36. 36.Make a sentence: wrote / wrong / number. / I / the
37. 37.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I know the answer.
39. 39.Make a sentence: me / the / knife. / Please / pass
40. 40.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/

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