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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