Pronunciation Rules

PRONUNCIATION

1. Climb
2. Obvious
3. Salmon
4. Doubt
5. Mold
6. Bubble

1. Silent letter B

PRONUNCIATION

Letter B is silent after M at the end of a word.Examples: - Climb, dumb, tomb, limb, bomb, thumb Letter B is also generally silent before T at the end of a root word. Examples: - Subtle, doubt, debt

2. Silent L Words

PRONUNCIATION

L is not pronounced after the vowels a, o and u.Examples: - calf, half, calm, should, would, salmon, folks, almond, colonel. The exceptions to the rule are: halo, bulk, sulk, hold, sold, fold and mould.

PRONUNCIATION

1. Object
2. Increase
3. Present

PRONUNCIATION

1. Chorus
2. Who
3. Ham
4. Technology
5. Ghost
6. Exhausted

3. Silent H Words

PRONUNCIATION

With a single silent “h” there are usually no patterns or rules to follow that can help you distinguish whether it’s silent or not. Consider the following words: ham /hæm/ heap /hiːp/ house /haʊs/ In these three words, the “h” is pronounced, but in the following, it’s silent: hour /ˈaʊər/ heir /ɛr/ honest /ˈɑnəst/

3. Silent H Words

PRONUNCIATION

Remember that the h is only sometimes silent after the letter c. Here are some more examples of words with a silent h after the letter c to add to your list: chorus chemistry technology echo stomach school

3. Silent H Words

PRONUNCIATION

This silent h is common in question words and a few other common words in English: why what when where which whisper white wheel while

3. Silent H Words

PRONUNCIATION

Finally, the h is also sometimes silent after the letter g, the letter r. For example, drums are very important because they maintain the rhythm of the music. Here are some common words with a silent h after the letter g or the letter r:ghost rhyme rhinoceros exhibit exhausted

4. Silent W Words

PRONUNCIATION

WR Is pronounced as R in the words with this spelling at the beginning of the word For example: - wrack, wrap, wreck, wring, wrist, write, wrong, and wrote.

whowhose whom whoever answer sword two

4. Silent W Words

PRONUNCIATION

The "w" is also silent in the following words.

A month ago, I had no idea that on Sunday afternoon in July, I'd be 50 metres above the ground and enjoying it. Now, I looked down at the river far below me, and realized why people love rock climbing. My friend Will, who is a Coronel, and I had arrived at the Activity Centre on Saturday evening. The accommodation wasn't wrong; at least we had everything we need; beds, blankets and some food plus we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air. On Sunday morning, we met the other ten members of our group. James had come along with two folks, Harry and George, while sisters Maria and Sara had come with Isabella. We had come from many different places, so none of us knew the area. We knew we were going to spend some time outdoors, but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Will and I went to the caves first. Climbing out was harder than going in, but after a good deal of pushing, we went out at last. We were covered in mud but pleased and excited by what we had done.

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