Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 77 · 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: Please / listen / the / to / announcement.
2. 2.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / The / buses / are
3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I know the answer. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
4. 4.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
5. 5.Make a sentence: hurt / knee / I / my / match. / in / the
6. 6.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
7. 7.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
9. 9.Make a sentence: the / in / We / played / cricket / lane.
10. 10.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
12. 12.Make a sentence: knife. / Please / me / the / pass
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) Please sign the form here.
14. 14.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
15. 15.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) My father watches the news.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
17. 17.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
18. 18.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
19. 19.Make a sentence: the / in / We / cricket / lane. / played
20. 20.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
21. 21.Make a sentence: announcement. / the / Please / to / listen
22. 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I know the answer. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
25. 25.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
26. 26.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
29. 29.Make a sentence: I / number. / the / wrong / wrote
30. 30.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) My father watches the news.
32. 32.Make a sentence: is / an / He / shopkeeper. / honest
33. 33.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
34. 34.Make a sentence: chai. / a / cup / I / of / wanted
35. 35.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
36. 36.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
37. 37.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
38. 38.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
39. 39.Make a sentence: wrong / wrote / I / number. / the
40. 40.Make a sentence: shop. / kirana / to / walk / We / the

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