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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #65568: Pronunciation : mute consonants
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    Pronunciation : mute consonants


         Consonants which are not heard


    ...........................

     

        b

     climb  
     
    comb 
     crumb
     dumb  
     lamb  
     thumb 

     debt  
     doubt        
     subtle       

             c

     corpuscle
     muscle   

     scene  
     scent   
     science
     scissors

     acquire 
     black   

     

            d


     Wednesday

      handkerchief 
      sandwich
      handsome 
                 

         g

     gnat
     gnaw
     gnome 
     gnu 

     design
     sign

     foreign
     feig

     champagne             

     

       h

     heir
     
    honest
     
    honour
     
    hour 

     ghost
     school
     vehicle (

        k

     knee
     
    knife
     
    knit
     knob
     know 

       l

     could
     should
     would

     balm
     
    calm
     
    salmon 

     chalk
     
    talk
     wal

     half
     cal

        n

     autumn
     column
     hymn
     solemn 

                s

     island
     
    isle
     aisle 

     debris

               lettre t

     fasten
     
    glisten
     listen 

     bristle
     castle
     rustle
     thistle

     whistle
     wrestle 

     Christmas

     lettre w

     wrap
     
    wreck
     wrist
     wrong 

     who
     whom
     whose
     whole 

     two
     sword 




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    1.

     Is the RED letter heard or not?
                                   
    There is a ghost in that house        Snow   White                     and the seven dwarfs .
                             
    On a chessboard there are four knights Some whales eat krill   A swordfish  eats squid.

    2.

     Find the silent letter in each word.
    Damn ! I've forgotten my keys.
    Queen Victoria's reign  lasted for more than sixty-three years.
    To make mayonnaise you need to separate the yolk  from the white.

    3.

    In the underlined words, find the two silent letters.
            When the car shot the lights the policeman blew his whistle .
           Knuckles are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat.









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