Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 62 · 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) half (c) haf
2. 2.Make a sentence: train / an / hour / is / half / late. / The
3. 3.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
4. 4.Make a sentence: answer. / the / I / know
5. 5.Make a sentence: an / hour / The / half / is / late. / train
6. 6.Make a sentence: wrong / the / I / number. / wrote
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) My father watches the news.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Please sign the form here.
10. 10.Make a sentence: buses / crowded. / very / are / The
11. 11.Make a sentence: walked / stop. / to / She / bus / the
12. 12.Make a sentence: I / cup / a / chai. / wanted / of
13. 13.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) The train is half an hour late.
14. 14.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
15. 15.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
16. 16.Make a sentence: I / chai. / of / wanted / cup / a
17. 17.Make a sentence: to / the / Please / announcement. / listen
18. 18.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
19. 19.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
20. 20.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
21. 21.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) She walked to the bus stop.
23. 23.Make a sentence: stop. / She / walked / to / bus / the
24. 24.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
25. 25.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
26. 26.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) My father watches the news. (c) The buses are very crowded.
27. 27.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He needed help with the forms.
29. 29.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
30. 30.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honest (c) honist
31. 31.Make a sentence: sign / here. / form / Please / the
32. 32.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
34. 34.Make a sentence: to / the / stop. / walked / bus / She
35. 35.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
36. 36.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
38. 38.Make a sentence: the / Please / listen / to / announcement.
39. 39.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
40. 40.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/

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