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Pronunciation : mute consonants

Consonants which are not heard

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climb
comb
crumb
dumb
lamb
thumb

debt
doubt
subtle

corpuscle
muscle

scene
scent
science
scissors

acquire
black

Wednesday

  handkerchief
  sandwich
  handsome

gnat
gnaw
gnome
gnu

design
sign
foreign
feign

champagne

heir
honest
honour
hour

ghost
school
vehicle (

knee
knife
knit
knob
know

could
should
would

balm
calm
salmon

chalk
talk
walk

half
calf

autumn
column
hymn
solemn

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?

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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.
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        Knuckles are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat.

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