oh my gosh guys how annoying are silent letters in English words what are they
letters in English words what are they
letters in English words what are they even doing there
even doing there
even doing there this video is all about English words
this video is all about English words
this video is all about English words with silent letters in them when do you
with silent letters in them when do you
with silent letters in them when do you pronounce those letters and when don’t
pronounce those letters and when don’t
pronounce those letters and when don’t you pronounce those letters I’m going to
you pronounce those letters I’m going to
you pronounce those letters I’m going to teach you a few simple rules to help you
teach you a few simple rules to help you
teach you a few simple rules to help you pronounce English words correctly don’t
pronounce English words correctly don’t
pronounce English words correctly don’t forget to turn on the subtitles either
forget to turn on the subtitles either
forget to turn on the subtitles either the button is just down there so you can
the button is just down there so you can
the button is just down there so you can follow along there are a lot of English
follow along there are a lot of English
follow along there are a lot of English words that have silent letters in them
words that have silent letters in them
words that have silent letters in them and there are lots of silent letters in
and there are lots of silent letters in
and there are lots of silent letters in English about 60% of all English words
English about 60% of all English words
English about 60% of all English words have a silent letter
have a silent letter
have a silent letter no wonder pronunciation is so
no wonder pronunciation is so
no wonder pronunciation is so frustrating right and they can be silent
frustrating right and they can be silent
frustrating right and they can be silent these letters but they’re not always
these letters but they’re not always
these letters but they’re not always silent so you have to be careful you
silent so you have to be careful you
silent so you have to be careful you need to know a few basic rules to help
need to know a few basic rules to help
need to know a few basic rules to help with the pronunciation of silent letters
with the pronunciation of silent letters
with the pronunciation of silent letters in English words okay let’s start at the
in English words okay let’s start at the
in English words okay let’s start at the top with the letter A now the letter A
top with the letter A now the letter A
top with the letter A now the letter A can be silent
can be silent
can be silent especially in words that end in a ll Y
especially in words that end in a ll Y
especially in words that end in a ll Y like these romantically musically
like these romantically musically
like these romantically musically logically so I’m not pronouncing
logically so I’m not pronouncing
logically so I’m not pronouncing romantically musically and logically cut
romantically musically and logically cut
romantically musically and logically cut the a out get rid of it
the a out get rid of it
the a out get rid of it romantically musically logically now
romantically musically logically now
romantically musically logically now there’s a rule to remember with the
there’s a rule to remember with the
there’s a rule to remember with the letter B it’s always silent when it
letter B it’s always silent when it
letter B it’s always silent when it follows the letter M climb
follows the letter M climb
follows the letter M climb Krum
lamb thumb dumb and plumber so practice
lamb thumb dumb and plumber so practice them with me I’m not pronouncing the B
them with me I’m not pronouncing the B
them with me I’m not pronouncing the B I’m just pronouncing the M consonant
I’m just pronouncing the M consonant
I’m just pronouncing the M consonant sound climb Krum lamb thumb dumb plumber
sound climb Krum lamb thumb dumb plumber
sound climb Krum lamb thumb dumb plumber and the letter B is often silent when it
and the letter B is often silent when it
and the letter B is often silent when it before the consonant T so think of these
before the consonant T so think of these
before the consonant T so think of these examples subtle debt and doubt so C in
examples subtle debt and doubt so C in
examples subtle debt and doubt so C in all of those examples my lips aren’t
all of those examples my lips aren’t
all of those examples my lips aren’t closing and coming together to form the
closing and coming together to form the
closing and coming together to form the B sound
B sound
B sound I’m just pronouncing the T subtle debt
I’m just pronouncing the T subtle debt
I’m just pronouncing the T subtle debt and doubt now the letter C can cause a
and doubt now the letter C can cause a
and doubt now the letter C can cause a few problems because it’s often silent
few problems because it’s often silent
few problems because it’s often silent after the letter s like in these very
after the letter s like in these very
after the letter s like in these very common examples
common examples
common examples they’re quite tricky muscle muscle
they’re quite tricky muscle muscle
they’re quite tricky muscle muscle scissors fascinate scene scenario muscle
scissors fascinate scene scenario muscle
scissors fascinate scene scenario muscle scissors
fascinate seem scenario so that’s the
fascinate seem scenario so that’s the silent sea so what about the letter D
silent sea so what about the letter D
silent sea so what about the letter D yep
yep
yep it can be silent – Wednesday handsome
it can be silent – Wednesday handsome
it can be silent – Wednesday handsome sandwich so I’m not pronouncing the D in
sandwich so I’m not pronouncing the D in
sandwich so I’m not pronouncing the D in Sandwich
Sandwich
Sandwich I’m just pronouncing the consonant n
I’m just pronouncing the consonant n
I’m just pronouncing the consonant n sound before it try it with me one more
sound before it try it with me one more
sound before it try it with me one more time
time
time Wednesday handsome sandwich and a D can
Wednesday handsome sandwich and a D can
Wednesday handsome sandwich and a D can be very quiet
be very quiet
be very quiet not quite silent but very quiet in front
not quite silent but very quiet in front
not quite silent but very quiet in front of a G like in these examples edge
of a G like in these examples edge
of a G like in these examples edge knowledge bridge hedge so in these
knowledge bridge hedge so in these
knowledge bridge hedge so in these examples the D and the G combined
examples the D and the G combined
examples the D and the G combined together produce the G consonant sound G
together produce the G consonant sound G
together produce the G consonant sound G edge knowledge
Brij hedge okay so the letter e can
Brij hedge okay so the letter e can often be silent at the end of a word I’m
often be silent at the end of a word I’m
often be silent at the end of a word I’m pretty sure you know this one already
pretty sure you know this one already
pretty sure you know this one already like these examples clue bake taste clue
like these examples clue bake taste clue
like these examples clue bake taste clue bake taste but that e on the end
bake taste but that e on the end
bake taste but that e on the end although it might be silent it can
although it might be silent it can
although it might be silent it can affect the pronunciation of the vowel
affect the pronunciation of the vowel
affect the pronunciation of the vowel sound before it let’s look at these
sound before it let’s look at these
sound before it let’s look at these examples hop hope sit site head hide
examples hop hope sit site head hide
examples hop hope sit site head hide slid slide so see how the e at the end
slid slide so see how the e at the end
slid slide so see how the e at the end although it’s not pronounced is
although it’s not pronounced is
although it’s not pronounced is affecting the vowel sound before it it
affecting the vowel sound before it it
affecting the vowel sound before it it makes it longer so hid it becomes hide i
makes it longer so hid it becomes hide i
makes it longer so hid it becomes hide i but if the e is the final letter in the
but if the e is the final letter in the
but if the e is the final letter in the word but it’s the only vowel sound then
word but it’s the only vowel sound then
word but it’s the only vowel sound then it needs to be pronounced like in these
it needs to be pronounced like in these
it needs to be pronounced like in these examples he she we it can also be silent
examples he she we it can also be silent
examples he she we it can also be silent at the end of past tense regular verbs
at the end of past tense regular verbs
at the end of past tense regular verbs which all end in E D right but they’re
which all end in E D right but they’re
which all end in E D right but they’re not always pronounced like it is in
not always pronounced like it is in
not always pronounced like it is in wanted so you can hear the IDI sound
wanted so you can hear the IDI sound
wanted so you can hear the IDI sound there it ad want Ted it’s it’s own
there it ad want Ted it’s it’s own
there it ad want Ted it’s it’s own syllable but a lot of the time that e
syllable but a lot of the time that e
syllable but a lot of the time that e isn’t pronounced looked
isn’t pronounced looked
isn’t pronounced looked asked played baked rapped now they could
asked played baked rapped now they could
asked played baked rapped now they could be a little bit tricky so let’s do it
be a little bit tricky so let’s do it
be a little bit tricky so let’s do it again looked asked played baked wrapped
okay so aji can also be silent to think
okay so aji can also be silent to think about the words sign champagne design or
about the words sign champagne design or
about the words sign champagne design or foreign all of these examples are the
foreign all of these examples are the
foreign all of these examples are the silent G and the combination gh can also
silent G and the combination gh can also
silent G and the combination gh can also be silent when it comes after a vowel
be silent when it comes after a vowel
be silent when it comes after a vowel sound though hi-lite daughter right now
sound though hi-lite daughter right now
sound though hi-lite daughter right now the letter H is often silent too often
the letter H is often silent too often
the letter H is often silent too often when it’s following a w like in the
when it’s following a w like in the
when it’s following a w like in the examples what when why and whistle and
examples what when why and whistle and
examples what when why and whistle and sometimes it’s not pronounced at the
sometimes it’s not pronounced at the
sometimes it’s not pronounced at the start of a word like honest and our and
start of a word like honest and our and
start of a word like honest and our and sometimes the H is not pronounced when
sometimes the H is not pronounced when
sometimes the H is not pronounced when it follows any of these three letters C
it follows any of these three letters C
it follows any of these three letters C G or are now most of the time CH is
G or are now most of the time CH is
G or are now most of the time CH is pronounced but on small occasions or
pronounced but on small occasions or
pronounced but on small occasions or rare occasions it’s not pronounced the H
rare occasions it’s not pronounced the H
rare occasions it’s not pronounced the H is silent
is silent
is silent so it’s choir choir
echo echo with a g-ghost ghost and with
echo echo with a g-ghost ghost and with an R rhythm or rhyme good news that I is
an R rhythm or rhyme good news that I is
an R rhythm or rhyme good news that I is not usually silent it’s usually
not usually silent it’s usually
not usually silent it’s usually pronounced except in the word business
pronounced except in the word business
pronounced except in the word business okay okay now I know you know this one
okay okay now I know you know this one
okay okay now I know you know this one a K is not pronounced when it comes
a K is not pronounced when it comes
a K is not pronounced when it comes before an N like knife no knee knock not
the letter L can be silent too and it’s
the letter L can be silent too and it’s quite common when you look at this list
quite common when you look at this list
quite common when you look at this list but consider this rule to be a bit of a
but consider this rule to be a bit of a
but consider this rule to be a bit of a cheat because the letter L is quite
cheat because the letter L is quite
cheat because the letter L is quite difficult to pronounce in all of these
difficult to pronounce in all of these
difficult to pronounce in all of these words even for a native speaker called
yoke so this makes it easier in these
yoke so this makes it easier in these words where L is really difficult to
words where L is really difficult to
words where L is really difficult to pronounce
pronounce
pronounce then it’s silent ready let’s try it
then it’s silent ready let’s try it
then it’s silent ready let’s try it could could should should
walk yoke half-caf salmon not Selman
walk yoke half-caf salmon not Selman salmon so we got through quite a bit but
salmon so we got through quite a bit but
salmon so we got through quite a bit but we’re only halfway through so if you
we’re only halfway through so if you
we’re only halfway through so if you want to keep watching and keep
want to keep watching and keep
want to keep watching and keep practicing with silent letters in
practicing with silent letters in
practicing with silent letters in English then click the link in the
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