Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 92 · 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.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
2. 2.What does “The buses are very crowded.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
3. 3.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।
4. 4.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
5. 5.Make a sentence: knife. / me / Please / the / pass
6. 6.Make a sentence: the / My / watches / news. / father
7. 7.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं? (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) The train is half an hour late. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
9. 9.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) She bought two pens and three books.
11. 11.Make a sentence: We / the / played / in / cricket / lane.
12. 12.Make a sentence: cup / of / a / wanted / I / chai.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) The buses are very crowded. (c) He needed help with the forms.
14. 14.What does “Please sign the form here.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) Please pass me the knife.
16. 16.What does “I wanted a cup of chai.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
17. 17.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (c) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए।
18. 18.What does “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
19. 19.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) onest (b) honist (c) honest
20. 20.Make a sentence: grandparents / daily? / your / Do / you / talk / to
21. 21.Make a sentence: My / news. / watches / the / father
22. 22.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
23. 23.In 'played', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /t/ (b) /id/ (c) /d/
24. 24.Make a sentence: We / kirana / the / shop. / walk / to
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / number. / I / wrong / wrote
26. 26.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listen (c) listin
27. 27.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knife (b) knive (c) nife
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) The buses are very crowded. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
29. 29.What does “We played cricket in the lane.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
30. 30.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।
31. 31.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /d/ (c) /t/
32. 32.Make a sentence: played / in / the / cricket / lane. / We
33. 33.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / He / is / an / honest
34. 34.Make a sentence: in / played / cricket / We / lane. / the
35. 35.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
36. 36.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
37. 37.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) Please pass me the knife.
39. 39.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
40. 40.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign

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