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Intermediate 🗣️ Pronunciation

Silent letters

Hear the difference and say it clearly.

1Learn

Many English letters are written but not said. Learn the common ones as a list.

2Say and compare

Read each line aloud, slowly, then at normal speed. The note tells you what to listen for in your own voice.

Wednesday → WENZ-daysilent d
receipt → ri-SEETsilent p
knife, know → n…silent k
climb, comb → …msilent b
half, walk, talksilent l
island → EYE-lundsilent s
honest, hour → silent h

3Practice quiz

Question 1 of 3Multiple choice
Which letter is silent in ‘receipt’?

4Speaking challenge

Speaking challenge

Say the sentence: “On Wednesday I walked to the island with a knife and a comb.”

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Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.

Finish this lesson

Do the practice quiz above, then mark it complete.