Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Pronunciation drill (silent)


Pronunciation drill

A is silent in
Head, bread, deaf, meant

B is silent in
Debt, lamb, bomb, tomb, climb, numb, plumb, comb, thumb, tomb, crumb, debt, doubt, subtle

C is silent in
Muscle, yacht, indict, scissors, handkerchief, sandwich, scene, scent

D is silent in
Wednesday, handkerchief , handsome, Windsor

E is silent in
pirate, more, have, give, rite, fame, serve, close , bridge, careful, clue, lonely, vogue, hope, corpse, fate

G is silent in
Gnaw, gnome, phlegm, straight, though, light, align, gnash, reign, champagne, diaphragm, high

H is silent in
Honor, heir, ghost, night, hour, Pooh, khaki, Gandhi, Birmingham, exhaust, Thames, exhibition

I is silent in
Business, fashion, cushion

K is silent in
Know, knee, knock, knead, knot, knife, knickers, knell, knight

L is silent in
Talk, folk, salmon, colonel, psalm, almond, calf, half, yolk, chalk, calm,

M is silent in
Mnemonic

N is silent in
Autumn, solemn, condemn, damn, hymn, column,

O is silent in
Leopard, jeopardy

P is silent in
Psalm, pneumatic, cupboard,  receipt, corps, pneumonia, pseudo, psychology, coup, receipt, Thompson

S is silent in
Isle, aisle, viscount, island, viscount, apropos, debris, Illinois

T is silent in
Often, thistle, fasten, mortgage, ballet, Christmas, gourmet, tsunami, rapport, asthma, listen, castle, soften

U is silent in
Build, guild, plague, guest, questionnaire, guitar, catalogue, guilt, tongue, colleague, guide, dialogue

W is silent in
Whole, write, sword, answer, write, two, wrist, writ

Y is silent in
Prayer

Z is silent in
Rendezvous

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