hey guys I’m Emma from English and welcome to another video lesson this is
welcome to another video lesson this is
welcome to another video lesson this is actually part two of a video series
actually part two of a video series
actually part two of a video series about silent letters in English words so
about silent letters in English words so
about silent letters in English words so if you want to watch part one you can
if you want to watch part one you can
if you want to watch part one you can watch it here or here I can’t remember
watch it here or here I can’t remember
watch it here or here I can’t remember where I never remember where anyway or
where I never remember where anyway or
where I never remember where anyway or the links in the description under this
the links in the description under this
the links in the description under this video so you can find it there in part
video so you can find it there in part
video so you can find it there in part one of the video we went through silent
one of the video we went through silent
one of the video we went through silent letters that are in the first half of
letters that are in the first half of
letters that are in the first half of the alphabet so from a to L so we’ve
the alphabet so from a to L so we’ve
the alphabet so from a to L so we’ve still got half to go but luckily for you
still got half to go but luckily for you
still got half to go but luckily for you the letter M is usually pronounced and
the letter M is usually pronounced and
the letter M is usually pronounced and so you don’t have to worry about the
so you don’t have to worry about the
so you don’t have to worry about the letter M n on the other hand you do have
letter M n on the other hand you do have
letter M n on the other hand you do have to worry about now before I explain I
to worry about now before I explain I
to worry about now before I explain I want to show you the difference between
want to show you the difference between
want to show you the difference between m and n so that you can hear and you can
m and n so that you can hear and you can
m and n so that you can hear and you can see the difference in my mouth when I’m
see the difference in my mouth when I’m
see the difference in my mouth when I’m explaining because it can get a bit
explaining because it can get a bit
explaining because it can get a bit confusing so M you’ll see that all of my
confusing so M you’ll see that all of my
confusing so M you’ll see that all of my lips are touching all the way along like
lips are touching all the way along like
lips are touching all the way along like in the word mum or or in English or Emma
in the word mum or or in English or Emma
in the word mum or or in English or Emma the letter M my mouth is open actually
the letter M my mouth is open actually
the letter M my mouth is open actually and it’s my tongue that’s doing the work
and it’s my tongue that’s doing the work
and it’s my tongue that’s doing the work so my tongue is lifting to the roof of
so my tongue is lifting to the roof of
so my tongue is lifting to the roof of my mouth behind my teeth and N so now
my mouth behind my teeth and N so now
my mouth behind my teeth and N so now you can see the difference between m and
you can see the difference between m and
you can see the difference between m and n it’s important because when I’m
n it’s important because when I’m
n it’s important because when I’m explaining the silent letter n it
explaining the silent letter n it
explaining the silent letter n it actually is silent when it’s next to M
confusing huh let’s look at some
confusing huh let’s look at some examples
hymn hymn a hymn is a song that you sing
hymn hymn a hymn is a song that you sing in church hymn column column that’s it
in church hymn column column that’s it
in church hymn column column that’s it the letter P can also be silent in words
the letter P can also be silent in words
the letter P can also be silent in words like receipt psychology and psycho now
like receipt psychology and psycho now
like receipt psychology and psycho now remember that P can also be silent or it
remember that P can also be silent or it
remember that P can also be silent or it changes when it’s next to a hey CH and
changes when it’s next to a hey CH and
changes when it’s next to a hey CH and together pH can often mean an F sound
together pH can often mean an F sound
together pH can often mean an F sound like in the examples paragraph and
like in the examples paragraph and
like in the examples paragraph and telephone now the letter R is not silent
telephone now the letter R is not silent
telephone now the letter R is not silent in American English but it can be in
in American English but it can be in
in American English but it can be in British English and also Australian
British English and also Australian
British English and also Australian English if you think about words like
English if you think about words like
English if you think about words like butter butter that are at the end of the
butter butter that are at the end of the
butter butter that are at the end of the word is not pronounced now an S can also
word is not pronounced now an S can also
word is not pronounced now an S can also be silent and I know that you’ve already
be silent and I know that you’ve already
be silent and I know that you’ve already struggled with this one island island
debris debris and aisle the bride walked
debris debris and aisle the bride walked down the aisle
down the aisle
down the aisle so an S can be a little bit sneaky that
so an S can be a little bit sneaky that
so an S can be a little bit sneaky that one now the letter T can also be a bit
one now the letter T can also be a bit
one now the letter T can also be a bit sneaky and it can also be silent like in
sneaky and it can also be silent like in
sneaky and it can also be silent like in these examples there’s quite a few
these examples there’s quite a few
these examples there’s quite a few listen listen
balle balle soften soften gourmet
balle balle soften soften gourmet gourmet asthma asthma Christmas
Christmas whistle whistle cheeky little
Christmas whistle whistle cheeky little T now the letter you can also be silent
T now the letter you can also be silent
T now the letter you can also be silent and I bet you didn’t think of that
and I bet you didn’t think of that
and I bet you didn’t think of that letter when we started talking about
letter when we started talking about
letter when we started talking about silent letters in English but it’s quite
silent letters in English but it’s quite
silent letters in English but it’s quite common have a look at all of these
common have a look at all of these
common have a look at all of these examples of really common English words
examples of really common English words
examples of really common English words words like guitar and guilty and tongue
words like guitar and guilty and tongue
words like guitar and guilty and tongue and guard
and guard
and guard colleague guess
it’s also not usually pronounced in
it’s also not usually pronounced in adverbs like beautifully wonderfully the
adverbs like beautifully wonderfully the
adverbs like beautifully wonderfully the letter W is silent when it’s at the
letter W is silent when it’s at the
letter W is silent when it’s at the start of a word before the letter R like
start of a word before the letter R like
start of a word before the letter R like wrong and wrist wrist and right or wrote
wrong and wrist wrist and right or wrote
wrong and wrist wrist and right or wrote it’s also not pronounced in these common
it’s also not pronounced in these common
it’s also not pronounced in these common words who who ever whole to sword and
words who who ever whole to sword and
words who who ever whole to sword and answer well that’s it for silent letters
answer well that’s it for silent letters
answer well that’s it for silent letters and for the silent letter series if
and for the silent letter series if
and for the silent letter series if you’ve got any questions or comments
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