SILENT LETTERS, The
Professor
Fuzzy’s tip:
Some words in the English language contain letters that are written but not pronounced. These are called silent letters.
Professor
Fuzzy remembers:
When I
first started in show business, I played a concert. I said to the
audience,
“You
are all like silent letters! I know you are there because I can see
you… but
you don’t make a sound!”
We
always say the USA and the UK.
Sometimes
we say the when we want to talk about one specific example…
to
mean the “one and only”.
I’m
not talking about that Joe Smith, I’m talking about the Joe
Smith…
We
never have to say the Professor Fuzzy because as everyone knows…
There’s only one Professor Fuzzy!
Words
where the "P" is silent
Psychiatrist,
Psychiatry, Psychologist, Psychology
Words
where the “W” is silent…
“W” is
not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R.
Wrap,
write, wrong
"W"
is not pronounced with these three pronouns:
Who,
whose, whom
SWORD:
The “W” is silent.
(Sword
rhymes with Ford.)
QUIZ:
Which
word has a silent letter and which letter is it?*
Specific,
Psychiatrist, Example, Audience
A final
word from Professor Fuzzy:
Your
60 seconds are finished and you now have proof…
You CAN learn English a minute a day! (And you’ll learn all your silent letters and impress people!!),
Time to go
to the next chapter… the
clock is ticking!
*
Psychiatrist The "P" is
silent
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