Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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

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