Dear
readers, so far, we have learnt that there is no relationship between spelling
and pronunciation in English. It is this complex nature of spelling and
pronunciation often confuses the non-native speakers of English frequently. In
the previous post we learnt the silent letter words, namely, G, H, I, K, L in
English. Having understood this fact, let us have a look at some silent
letters, namely, N, P, S, T, U, W and their pronunciations in English. The
letters highlighted in the following are not pronounced while speaking, but in
writing there is no such exemption.
1. Words
with silent letter “N”
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Autumn as (Awtm)
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Column as (Colum)
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Hymn as (Him)
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Condemn as (Condem)
2. Words
with silent letter “P”
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Receipt as
(Riseet)
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Cupboard as (Cuboad)
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Psychology as (Sychology)
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Psychiatrist as (Sychayatrist)
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Pseudo as (Seudo)
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Pneumonia as (Neumonia)
3. Words
with silent letter “S”
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Island as (Ailand)
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Aisle as (Ail)
4. Words
with silent letter “T”
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Listen as (Lisen)
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Often as (Ofen)
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Castle as (Caasl) or (Casl)
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Whistle as (Wisl)
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Watch as (Wach)
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Wrestle as (Resel)
5. Words
with silent letter “U”
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Building as (Bilding)
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Biscuit as (Biskit)
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Guest as (Gest)
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Guilt as (Gilt)
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Guitar as (Gitar)
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Tongue as (Tong)
6. Words
with silent letter “W”
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Answer as (Anser)
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Wrong as (Rong)
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Wrist as (Rist)
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Sword as (Soad)
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Two as (To)
Let
us explore more about pronunciation of English words in the upcoming posts.
Author:
K.
Nandhakumar
Assistant
Professor of English
Sri
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)
Coimbatore-
641 020
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