Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 63 · 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.Make a sentence: honest / is / an / He / shopkeeper.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) I know the answer.
3. 3.Make a sentence: to / walked / stop. / the / She / bus
4. 4.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
5. 5.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
7. 7.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
8. 8.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
11. 11.Make a sentence: in / played / the / cricket / lane. / We
12. 12.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
13. 13.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) My father watches the news.
15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
17. 17.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
19. 19.Make a sentence: form / the / here. / sign / Please
20. 20.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
21. 21.Make a sentence: father / news. / watches / My / the
22. 22.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
23. 23.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
24. 24.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
25. 25.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
27. 27.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
29. 29.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
30. 30.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
32. 32.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
34. 34.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
35. 35.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: number. / wrong / the / wrote / I
37. 37.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
39. 39.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
40. 40.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) Please pass me the knife.

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