Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 5 · 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: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
2. 2.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
3. 3.Make a sentence: is / honest / an / He / shopkeeper.
4. 4.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
5. 5.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
7. 7.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
8. 8.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please pass me the knife.
9. 9.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
10. 10.Make a sentence: kirana / to / the / shop. / We / walk
11. 11.Make a sentence: shop. / kirana / We / the / to / walk
12. 12.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) listin (c) lisen
13. 13.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
14. 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
15. 15.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please pass me the knife.
17. 17.Make a sentence: the / help / He / forms. / needed / with
18. 18.Make a sentence: form / here. / sign / the / Please
19. 19.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
20. 20.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
21. 21.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
22. 22.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I know the answer. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
24. 24.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
25. 25.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
26. 26.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
27. 27.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
28. 28.Make a sentence: chai. / a / I / of / wanted / cup
29. 29.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
32. 32.Make a sentence: number. / wrote / I / wrong / the
33. 33.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
34. 34.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
35. 35.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
38. 38.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
39. 39.Make a sentence: the / answer. / I / know
40. 40.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I know the answer.

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