Silent L words
L usually goes silent before K, M, F and D when it follows the vowels A or OU — think walk, calm, half, would. The L disappeared in speech while the vowel before it often lengthened to compensate. Listen for the long open vowel: calm sounds like 'cahm', not 'kalm'.
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Silent K words
Words where K is written but never spoken. Hear all ten silent-K words said aloud in your accent.
Silent B words
Climb, thumb, debt, doubt: words with a B you never say. Listen and copy the correct pronunciation.
Silent T words
Castle, listen, often, ballet: words where the T stays silent. Hear each one spoken clearly.
Silent H words
Hour, honest, ghost, rhythm: an H on the page that never reaches your mouth. Practise all fifteen.
Silent W words
Write, wrong, sword, answer: the W is invisible in speech. Hear these silent-W words pronounced.
Silent P words
Psychology, pneumonia, receipt: the P stays quiet. Practise these Greek-derived silent-P words.
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