Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 80 · 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 “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
2. 2.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
3. 3.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
4. 4.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
5. 5.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
6. 6.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
9. 9.Make a sentence: grandparents / your / you / to / talk / daily? / Do
10. 10.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
11. 11.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
12. 12.Make a sentence: crowded. / very / buses / are / The
13. 13.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
14. 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) He needed help with the forms.
16. 16.Make a sentence: watches / news. / the / My / father
17. 17.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
18. 18.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
19. 19.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
20. 20.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sign (c) sine
21. 21.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /iz/ (c) /s/
22. 22.Make a sentence: the / help / with / needed / forms. / He
23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I know the answer.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please sign the form here.
27. 27.Make a sentence: is / shopkeeper. / He / honest / an
28. 28.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
29. 29.Make a sentence: He / with / help / forms. / needed / the
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
31. 31.Make a sentence: forms. / He / the / help / with / needed
32. 32.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) halph (c) haf
33. 33.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
34. 34.Make a sentence: hour / is / half / The / train / late. / an
35. 35.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
36. 36.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) half (c) haf
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) The train is half an hour late.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) We walk to the kirana shop. (b) I know the answer. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) My father watches the news. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We played cricket in the lane.

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