Silent Letters in English - English Pronunciation Lesson

This lesson explores silent letters in English, focusing on their occurrence at the start, middle, and end of words. It provides examples like 'know', 'knee', and 'thumb', and explains how silent letters can affect pronunciation. The lesson also covers silent syllables, such as in 'comfortable' and 'chocolate', and offers tips for identifying silent letters using phonetics. The video concludes with a review and practice exercises to reinforce learning.

Which of the following words starts with a silent letter?

• Know

• Cat

• Dog

• Kite

Which of these words has a silent 'P' at the beginning?

• Psychology

• Paper

• Piano

• Pencil

In the word 'debt', which letter is silent?

• D

• E

• B

• T

Which of these words has a silent letter in the middle?

• Banana

• Apple

• Island

• Orange

What is the silent letter in the word 'thumb'?

• B

• U

• H

• T

Which of the following words ends with a silent 'e'?

• Rat

• Rate

• Rite

• Rite

What is the effect of a silent 'e' at the end of a word?

• It makes the word longer

• It changes the pronunciation of the preceding vowel

• It has no effect

• It adds a syllable

In the word 'restaurant', which syllable is often silent?

• None

• Res

• Tau

• Rant

Which word can have a silent syllable in casual speech?

• Camera

• Table

• Window

• Chair

How can you check if a word has silent syllables?

• By reading it aloud

• By looking it up in a dictionary

• By guessing

• By asking a friend