Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 64 · 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.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?
2. 2.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
3. 3.Make a sentence: my / in / hurt / match. / the / knee / I
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please sign the form here.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
6. 6.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
8. 8.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I know the answer.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) The buses are very crowded.
14. 14.Make a sentence: with / forms. / the / needed / He / help
15. 15.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
16. 16.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
17. 17.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
18. 18.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
19. 19.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) onest (c) honist
20. 20.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /z/ (c) /s/
21. 21.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
22. 22.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
23. 23.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
24. 24.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
25. 25.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
26. 26.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) The buses are very crowded.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) He needed help with the forms.
28. 28.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
29. 29.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
30. 30.Make a sentence: He / with / the / forms. / help / needed
31. 31.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
32. 32.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
33. 33.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) He needed help with the forms.
35. 35.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
36. 36.Make a sentence: announcement. / Please / to / listen / the
37. 37.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
38. 38.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.
39. 39.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
40. 40.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin

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