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Pronunciation/Unit 11: Silent Letters

Vocabulary

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Silent

//ˈsaɪ.lənt//

"Quiet."

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Knee

//niː//

"Joint."

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Knife

//naɪf//

"Cut tool."

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Write

//raɪt//

"Scribe."

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Wrong

//rɒŋ//

"False."

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Climb

//klaɪm//

"Go up."

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Comb

//kəʊm//

"Hair tool."

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Debt

//det//

"Owe money."

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Island

//ˈaɪ.lənd//

"Land in sea."

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Listen

//ˈlɪs.ən//

"Hear."

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Ghosts in the Words 👻

English spelling has history. Many letters remain written but NOT spoken.

  1. Silent K: Before N (Knee, Know, Knife).
  2. Silent W: Before R (Write, Wrong, Wrist).
  3. Silent B: After M (Climb, Comb, Dumb) or Before T (Debt).
  4. Silent G: Before N (Sign, Foreign).

Practice

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1.

Pronounce 'Knee'.

2.

Pronounce 'Debt'.

3.

Pronounce 'Island'.

4.

Which has silent W?

5.

Which has silent B?

6.

Which has silent T?

7.

Which has silent H?

8.

Pronounce 'Salmon' (Fish).

9.

Pronounce 'Receipt'.

10.

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