English Conversation Course

Phonics 26 letters in English alphabet, but there are 44 sounds 5 vowels but A, E, I, O, U, but there are more vowel sounds Each letter represents a sound(not always the same sound) Cup, place, chocolate, ache Though, thought, cough IPA

English alphabet

English sounds

Silent letters Letter A can sometimes be silent: (-ally) Romantically Musically Logically

Letter “B” Always silent when before letter “T” Subtle Debt doubt Always silent when follows letter “M” Climb Lamb Thumb Dumb Plumber

Letter “C” Often silent after letter “S” Muscle Scissors Fascinate Scene scenario

Letter “D” Wednesday Handsome Sandwich Letter “d” is very quite when comes before letter “g” Edge Bridge Knowledge Hedge

Letter “E” Although is silent it might affect the pronunciation of the vowel sound that comes before: Hop ______hope Sit________site Hid_______hide Slid_______slide Usually when comes at the end of the word Clue Bake Taste

Cont. If the “E” is the only vowel sound in the word and it comes at the end it has to be pronounced. He, she, we It is not pronounced in past verb form (-ed) in words like: Looked Asked Played Baked wrapped

Letter “G” Usually when it comes before letter “n” at the end of the word: Champagne Sign Design Foreign Combination of letters “GH” can also be silent when come after the vowel sound: Though High Light Daughter bright

Letter “H” It is silent when follows letter “W” What, when, why, whistle Sometimes when it comes at start of the word like: Hour Honest Sometimes it is not pronounced when it follows letters “c, g, r” Echo Choir Ghost Rhythm rhyme

Silent only in the word: Letter “I” Silent only in the word: business

Letter “K” It is not pronounced when it comes before letter “N” Know Knowledge Knee Knock Knot knife

Letter “L” Even native speaker can’t pronounced letter “L” in this following words or it seems very odd if you do pronounce it: Could Should Yolk Talk, walk Half, calf salmon

Letter “N” It is silent when it comes after letter “M” Damn Autumn Hymn column

Letter “P” It is silent in words like: Receipt Psychology Psycho Letter “P” can also be silent or changes its pronunciation when it comes together with letter “H”. Here it will be pronounced like “f” Paragraph telephone

Letter “R” It is not silent in American English, but it is silent in British English or Australian English, like: Butter Rubber ruler

Letter “S” It is silent in words like: Island Debris aisle

Letter “T” Listen Castle Ballet Christmas Whistle Soften Gourmet asthma

Letter “U” It is silent when it comes after letter “g” Guitar Guilty Tongue Guard Colleague Guess And in words ending with –ully: Beautifully wonderfully

Letter “W” It is silent when it comes at the start and before letter “R” ,and some other occasions: Wrong Wrist Write Wrote Who Whoever Whole Two Sword answer