1. English Conversation Course

2. 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

3. English alphabet

4. English sounds

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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

15. 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

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

17. 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

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

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

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

21. 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

22. 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