Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 85 · 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 / pass / knife. / the / me
2. 2.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) The buses are very crowded.
3. 3.Make a sentence: answer. / I / know / the
4. 4.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (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 wrote the wrong number. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
10. 10.Make a sentence: me / pass / the / Please / knife.
11. 11.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /d/ (c) /id/
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) My father watches the news.
13. 13.Make a sentence: chai. / of / cup / a / wanted / I
14. 14.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
15. 15.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) lisen (c) listen
16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He needed help with the forms.
17. 17.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
19. 19.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knife (c) knive
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
21. 21.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
22. 22.Make a sentence: a / chai. / I / cup / of / wanted
23. 23.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph
24. 24.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
25. 25.Make a sentence: listen / the / announcement. / to / Please
26. 26.Make a sentence: bus / the / walked / to / She / stop.
27. 27.Make a sentence: wrote / the / I / number. / wrong
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) I know the answer. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
30. 30.Make a sentence: walk / the / We / to / shop. / kirana
31. 31.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
32. 32.Make a sentence: The / an / late. / half / train / hour / is
33. 33.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
34. 34.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
35. 35.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) I know the answer. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) Please sign the form here.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
38. 38.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /iz/ (b) /s/ (c) /z/
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) My father watches the news. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
40. 40.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) half (c) halph

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