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The silent “p”


The “p” isn’t pronounced at the beginning of many The silent “s”
words – particularly those starting “ps” or “pn”:
pneumonia, pneumatic, psychotherapy, pseudonym, The “s” isn’t usually pronounced before
psychotic, psychiatrist, psychologist. For example: an “l”: isle, island, aisle. For example:
A She’s a psychologist. A We sat in the aisle.
B That isn’t his real name – it’s just a pseudonym. B This is a lovely little island.

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The silent “b” The silent “c”


In general, the “b” isn’t pronounced when The “c” isn’t usually pronounced when it appears
it follows an “m”: comb, limb, dumb, bomb, with the letter “s” to form “sc”: scissors, fascinating,
climb, tomb, thumb. For example: scenario, muscle, miscellaneous. For example:
A She wanted to climb the mountain. A Where are my scissors?
B He was looking for his comb. B It’s a fascinating film!

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The silent “l” The silent “g”


The “l” isn’t pronounced if it follows the vowels In general, the “g” isn’t pronounced when
“a” and “u”: walk, half, chalk, would, could, talk, it comes before an “n”: foreign, cognac,
calf, salmon, calm, should. For example: champagne, sign, design, align. For example:
A You should see this one. A Let’s celebrate with some champagne.
B We had salmon for lunch. B You have to sign it right here.

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