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Silent letters and -ed / -s endings — English speaking course in Hindi

You will learn which letters stay silent and how to say -ed and -s endings. Your English will sound smoother when you read aloud or tell a past story.

1 · Key sentences

Listen, read along (each word lights up) and repeat aloud. The Hindi meaning is under each sentence.

    2 · Words and phrases

    3 · Conversation

    Watch the conversation, then press Your turn and speak the second person’s lines.

    4 · Say it!

    Read the Hindi, say the sentence in English, then check. Get 3 stars!

    🔒 Nothing is recorded or saved. Your browser listens only while the 🎤 button is on (works best in Chrome).

    How to say it

    kn → n, wr → r, mb → m; silent h in hour, l in walk — “-ed = /t/, /d/ or /id/; -s = /s/, /z/ or /iz/”

    1. Silent K, W, B: knife, know, knee (नाइफ़, नो); write, wrong; comb, climb, thumb. Don't say 'k-nife' or 'climb-b'.
    2. Silent T, L, H, G: listen, castle; walk, talk, half; hour, honest; sign, foreign.
    3. -ed: /t/ after p, k, s, sh, ch (helped, walked); /d/ after other voiced sounds (played, cleaned); /id/ after t or d (wanted, needed).
    4. -s / -es: /s/ after p, t, k (cups, books); /z/ after voiced sounds (pens, bags); /iz/ after s, sh, ch, z (buses, watches).

    Use it for: Reading aloud, sharing news at the office, telling past stories (I walked, I wanted), and talking about plurals in shops.

    Worked example: Cut the onion with a sharp knife.

    1. Try each option in the gap: knife / nife / knive.
    2. knife is spelt with a silent K — K लिखा जाता है पर बोला नहीं जाता।

    Check: I say knife, listen and walk without the silent letters, and walked, played, wanted the right way. ✓

    ✏️ Practice

    Read the Hindi or listen (🔊), choose or build the English and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

    Right: 0 · Tried: 0

    🏁 Lesson 14 test

    20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

    🏅 Sign in with Google to earn the 🤫 Silent Letter Detective badge when you pass — and a certificate when you finish all 10 lessons of Part 2 · Sounds and questions. You can still take the test without signing in.

    🖨️ Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet

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