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Noteclass 9 10

Silent letters & -ed pronunciation

Lesson 83 of 84

IN

-ed teen sounds: walked = t / played = d / wanted = extra id (extra syllable = extra hisse / do sound). Silent letters (likhe, bolo nahi): know / write / hour. Spelling play → played = 10. a / an hour = 04.

1. Kya hai

Do Indian galtiyan: har -ed ko extra hisse (walk-ed), aur silent letter ko bolna (k-now / lis-ten).

Yaad rakho Sound Example
walked / cooked / watched t — ek sound (extra hisse nahi) I walked to the station. (wokt, not walk-ed)
played / cleaned / lived d — ek sound (extra hisse nahi) I played cricket. (pleid, not play-ed)
wanted / needed / waited id — extra hisse (do sound) I wanted chai. (want-id, not want)

2. walked / played / wanted

Last sound of the base (asal verb, bina -ed) decide karta hai. Likhna hamesha -ed (10). Bolna alag.

Base ends -ed sound Examples
t / d id (extra hisse / do sound) wanted, needed, waited, started, ended
voiceless (p / k / f / s / sh / ch — gale ki gungun kam) t (extra hisse nahi, ek sound) stopped, cooked, laughed, missed, washed, watched, walked
vowel / voiced (play, n, l, v, z… — gale ke saath) d (extra hisse nahi, ek sound) played, cleaned, called, lived, rained

walk ke l pehle se silent — past bhi wokt. laughed = laaft (gh = f, phir t). Spelling double / ied = 10, yahan nahi.

3. Silent letters

Silent Yaad rakho Bolna
k know, knife, knock no, nife, nock — not k-now
w write, wrong, who rite, rong, hoo — not w-rite
l walk, talk, could, should, half wok, tok, cud — not wal-k
t listen, often, castle, whistle lissen — not lis-ten. often: t aksar silent (British)
h hour, honest, honour our / onest. a/an = 04 pehle padha
s / p / b / gh island; receipt; debt, climb; night, daughter iland; recete; det, clime; nite. laugh: gh = f, silent nahi

Wednesday ≈ Wenzday (middle d silent). Habit used to ≈ yoost to (48). herb British = h bolo (US silent nahi yahan).

4. Examples

Bold = sound (t / d / id) ya silent letter.

  1. I walked to the station. (t)
  2. Amma cooked rice. (t)
  3. We watched the match. (t)
  4. I played cricket. (d)
  5. Ravi cleaned the scooter. (d)
  6. She lived in Pune. (d)
  7. I wanted chai. (id)
  8. We waited for the metro. (id)
  9. The form started at 9. (id)
  10. I know Meera. (silent k)
  11. Please write your name. (silent w)
  12. Listen to Amma. (silent t)
  13. The shop is on the island. (silent s)
  14. Wait one hour. (silent h)
  15. Keep the receipt. (silent p)

5. Common mistakes

walk-ed / play-ed (do sound / extra hisse)
walked = t, ek sound. played = d, ek sound.
wanted = want (ek sound, no id)
wanted / needed / waited = extra id (extra hisse).
watched = watch-id / cooked = cook-id
ch/k = t sound, extra hisse nahi.
k-now / k-nife / w-rite / lis-ten
know / knife / write / listen (k, w, t silent).
is-land / rec-eipt with p / debt with b / Wednesday with all letters
iland / recete / det / Wenzday.
hour with h / honest with h (sound)
our / onest. an hour = 04, yahan silent h.
night with g-h / laugh as silent gh
night: gh silent. laugh: gh = f (laaft).
stoped / playd / Tomorrow I went / actually = really
spelling = 10. future = I7. actually = I9. Here: sound.
Hindi note. -ed likho teen tarah, bolo teen tarah nahi. t/d ke baad hi extra id (wanted). Baaki ek sound: walked = t, played = d. Jo letter silent hai usko Hindi jaise mat bolo: know, listen, island, hour.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. walked sounds like:
2. played sounds like:
3. wanted sounds like:
4. watched sounds like:
5. needed sounds like:
6. Silent letter in know:
7. Silent letter in listen:
8. Silent letter in island:
9. Silent letter in hour:
10. This page is not:

B. 5 fill-in

1. walked = ______ sound (t / d / id)

2. played = ______ sound (t / d / id)

3. wanted = ______ sound (t / d / id)

4. Silent letter in know: ______

5. Sahi karo: I rite every day.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek walked (t), ek wanted (id), ek played (d).

  1. t: I walked to the station.
  2. id: I wanted chai.
  3. d: I played cricket.

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. b) t — k + ed = t, ek sound. not walk-ed.
  2. c) d — vowel + ed = d, ek sound. not play-ed.
  3. a) id — t + ed = extra hisse. not want.
  4. b) t — ch + ed = t. not watch-id.
  5. a) id — d + ed = extra hisse.
  6. b) k — know. n bolo, k nahi. w yahan silent nahi.
  7. c) t — listen = lissen.
  8. b) s — island = iland.
  9. a) h — hour = our. an hour = 04 pehle padha.
  10. c) -ed spelling: stop → stopped — 10, not I8.
Fill-in
  1. t
  2. d
  3. id
  4. k
  5. I write every day. — silent w, not rite.
Model sentences
  1. I walked to the station.
  2. I wanted chai.
  3. I played cricket.

Check: t/d after base = extra id (wanted/needed/waited); voiceless p/k/f/s/sh/ch = t (walked/cooked/watched); vowel/voiced = d (played/cleaned); not walk-ed extra hisse / do sound; silent k/w/l/t/h/s/p/b in know/write/walk/listen/hour/island/receipt/debt; Wednesday ≈ Wenzday; laugh gh = f; used to = 48; spelling -ed = 10; a/an hour = 04; future = I7; actually/only = I9.