Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 91 · 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 “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
2. 2.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
3. 3.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
4. 4.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) My father watches the news.
7. 7.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
8. 8.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I know the answer.
10. 10.Make a sentence: of / wanted / I / chai. / cup / a
11. 11.What does “Please listen to the announcement.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) The buses are very crowded.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) Please listen to the announcement.
14. 14.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I know the answer. (c) My father watches the news.
16. 16.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
17. 17.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
18. 18.Make a sentence: hour / half / an / late. / train / The / is
19. 19.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
20. 20.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
21. 21.Make a sentence: the / forms. / He / with / needed / help
22. 22.Make a sentence: are / crowded. / buses / The / very
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) He is an honest shopkeeper. (c) I know the answer.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
25. 25.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) I wanted a cup of chai.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) Please pass me the knife.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
29. 29.Make a sentence: grandparents / to / talk / your / you / daily? / Do
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) I know the answer. (c) He needed help with the forms.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
32. 32.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
33. 33.Make a sentence: me / Please / the / knife. / pass
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I know the answer.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) I wrote the wrong number.
36. 36.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
37. 37.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) Please sign the form here. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
38. 38.Make a sentence: to / kirana / We / the / walk / shop.
39. 39.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
40. 40.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /iz/ (c) /z/

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