Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 82 · 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 “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
3. 3.Make a sentence: buses / very / are / crowded. / The
4. 4.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
5. 5.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
6. 6.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
7. 7.Make a sentence: train / hour / an / half / late. / is / The
8. 8.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
9. 9.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
10. 10.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
11. 11.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
12. 12.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
13. 13.Make a sentence: help / needed / He / with / forms. / the
14. 14.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He needed help with the forms.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) Please pass me the knife.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
19. 19.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
20. 20.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I know the answer.
22. 22.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
23. 23.Make a sentence: number. / I / the / wrote / wrong
24. 24.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The train is half an hour late.
25. 25.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) I know the answer. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
27. 27.Make a sentence: is / an / honest / He / shopkeeper.
28. 28.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
29. 29.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) मुझे जवाब पता है।
30. 30.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I know the answer.
34. 34.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
35. 35.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / honest / He / is / an
36. 36.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
37. 37.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
39. 39.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sign (b) sine (c) sighn
40. 40.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive

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