The Silent Letters of English

The Silent Letters of English

/ December 24, 2012 / Comments Off on The Silent Letters of English / Grammar is fun, Pronunciation, Quiz

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher

OK. I won’t beat about the bush here. As far as the pronunciation of words in English is concerned, not all the letters in a word are pronounced.

So why do we bother to write letters which we do not pronounce?
Good question, simple answer: That’s the way it is! No compromises, no negotiations.

Let’s start with the silent consonant letters. Take the quiz below, and start pronouncing those words right.
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