Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 88 · 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.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sighn (b) sine (c) sign
2. 2.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
3. 3.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) He needed help with the forms.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
8. 8.Make a sentence: my / in / the / hurt / knee / match. / I
9. 9.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
10. 10.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
11. 11.Make a sentence: knife. / me / pass / Please / the
12. 12.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) half (b) haf (c) halph
13. 13.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) The buses are very crowded.
16. 16.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
17. 17.Make a sentence: pass / me / the / knife. / Please
18. 18.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
19. 19.Make a sentence: I / hurt / the / match. / knee / my / in
20. 20.Make a sentence: in / match. / knee / my / the / I / hurt
21. 21.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) nife (c) knive
22. 22.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
23. 23.I ___ to music every day. (a) listen (b) lisen (c) listin
24. 24.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
25. 25.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
26. 26.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) nife (c) knife
27. 27.Make a sentence: in / my / match. / the / hurt / knee / I
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) The train is half an hour late.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) The buses are very crowded.
30. 30.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
31. 31.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
33. 33.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
34. 34.Make a sentence: in / cricket / We / played / the / lane.
35. 35.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) Please pass me the knife.
37. 37.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) I wrote the wrong number. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
39. 39.Make a sentence: help / forms. / with / He / the / needed
40. 40.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।

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