Unveiling the Mystery of Silent Letters in English

Delve into the fascinating world of silent letters in English words, exploring why they exist and their historical significance. Discover the stories of individuals like Randy who advocated for preserving nature, intertwined with the nuances of pronunciation and spelling. Uncover the reasons behind the presence of silent letters, from borrowed words to linguistic complexities. Join the journey of learning and appreciation for the silent components of our language.

• English language
• Silent letters
• Pronunciation
• Linguistic history

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1. The Silent Letter @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

2. Silent letters are letters that appear in the spelling of words, but don t make a sound. @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

3. According to Kent Jones, Education According to Kent Jones, Education Committee, Esperanto Society of Chicago, Committee, Esperanto Society of Chicago, More than 60% of (English) More than 60% of (English) words have silent letters. have silent letters. words @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal British Council (n.d.)

4. PRACTICE List your name in the chat box I will call your name, then you can unmute your the audio Start reading the text, I will ask you to stop reading when I Found mispronunciation Your score is determine by how many words that you pronounced correctly

5. A man named Randy liked to hunt trees. He looked for big trees and old trees. He made maps to show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them down. He wanted people to take care of them. Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall. That would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy set out to find the tree. But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger. Loggers wanted to cut down Canada s tallest tree and all the trees around it. Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tall tree. The tree was so big and beautiful it would fill them with awe. More and more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks to these people, that forest is now a park. Canada s tallest tree is still there. There may still be a bigger tree out there. Maybe you will find it. But there are only a few old forests left in Canada. Many are still at risk of being cut down. @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

6. Why English Have Silent Letters? Historical change Letters added to make the spelling look Latin or French Borrowed words from other languages Sound combinations too difficult to say @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

7. Silent B B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word. @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

8. Silent B dumb climb comb crumb @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

9. Silent D D is not pronounced in the following common words: handkerchief sandwich Wednesday @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

10. Silent E E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long. @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

11. Silent E hope drive gave write site @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

12. Silent G G is not often not pronounced when followed by an N champagne foreign sign feign @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

13. Silent GH GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many words thought through daughter light might right fight weigh @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

14. Silent H H is not pronounced when following W. Some speakers whisper the H before the W. what when where whether why @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

15. Silent H H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the article "an" with unvoiced H. Here are some of the most common: hour honest honor heir herb @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

16. Pronounced H H is pronounced at the beginning of these common words. Use the article "a" with voiced H. hill history height happy hangover @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

17. Silent K Silent K - K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word. knife knee know knock knowledge @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

18. Silent L L is often not pronounced before L, D, F, M, K. calm half salmon talk balk would should @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

19. Silent P P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix "psych" and "pneu". psychiatrist pneumonia psychotherapy psychotic @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

20. Silent S S is not pronounced before L in the following words: island isle @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

21. Silent T T is not pronounced in these common words: castle Christmas fasten listen often whistle thistle @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

22. Silent U U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel. guess guidance guitar guest @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

23. Silent W W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R. wrap write wrong @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

24. Silent W Silent W - W is not pronounced with these three pronouns: who whose whom @trisnendri Trisnendri Syahrizal

25. Exit Ticket

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