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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.”
0:30
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.
