Silent ‘l’: The letter l often isn’t pronounced when it comes before k, m, f and d:
walk, palm, calf and could
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Silent letters
Silent ‘g’: The letter g often isn’t pronounced when it comes before the letter n:
sign, reign
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Silent letters
Silent ‘r’: In British and Australian English, the letter r is usually not pronounced when it comes before a consonant or when it comes at the end of a word. For example:
fork, flavour, star
In American English, this r is not silent!
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The linking R
When it comes at the end of a word, it is pronounced when the next word starts with a vowel, for example:
A star is born.
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There are many more:
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ex 48b
Have a look at the words.
Decide whether they contain a silent ‘l ’, ‘g’ or ‘r ’.
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ex 48c
Have a look at the phrases. Indicate whether the underlined letter is silent (S) or not silent (NS).
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ex 48D
Listen to the audio clip. Indicate whether you hear the word spoken in British English (BrE) or American English (AmE).
Lesson duration is: 45 min
