Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

English speaking lesson 14: Silent letters and -ed / -s endings · Set 95 · 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 “We walk to the kirana shop.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।
2. 2.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /t/ (c) /id/
3. 3.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) I wanted a cup of chai. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
4. 4.Make a sentence: shopkeeper. / is / an / honest / He
5. 5.Make a sentence: are / buses / very / crowded. / The
6. 6.Make a sentence: a / cup / I / of / chai. / wanted
7. 7.Make a sentence: to / announcement. / the / Please / listen
8. 8.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) She walked to the bus stop. (b) He needed help with the forms. (c) Please pass me the knife.
10. 10.I ___ to music every day. (a) lisen (b) listin (c) listen
11. 11.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) मुझे जवाब पता है। (c) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) We walk to the kirana shop. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
13. 13.What does “Do you talk to your grandparents daily?” mean? (a) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?
14. 14.Make a sentence: the / Please / announcement. / listen / to
15. 15.Choose the English for: “हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We played cricket in the lane.
16. 16.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) onest (c) honest
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) My father watches the news.
18. 18.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) knive (b) knife (c) nife
19. 19.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
20. 20.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
21. 21.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) बसों में बहुत भीड़ है। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
22. 22.I ___ to music every day. (a) listin (b) listen (c) lisen
23. 23.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) halph (b) haf (c) half
24. 24.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
26. 26.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honist (b) honest (c) onest
27. 27.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
28. 28.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /s/ (b) /z/ (c) /iz/
29. 29.In 'helped', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /id/ (b) /t/ (c) /d/
30. 30.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sighn (c) sign
31. 31.What does “On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.” mean? (a) रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) मुझे जवाब पता है।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) I know the answer. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
34. 34.What does “I hurt my knee in the match.” mean? (a) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।
35. 35.Make a sentence: the / watches / My / father / news.
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (b) Please pass me the knife. (c) I hurt my knee in the match.
37. 37.Make a sentence: Please / here. / the / sign / form
38. 38.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) हमने गली में क्रिकेट खेला। (b) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) My father watches the news.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) The train is half an hour late. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) Do you talk to your grandparents daily?

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