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  SILENT LETTERS in English Pronunciation

Silent letters can be found in the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of words. The most well known are the words that end with E.

Below are some sentences with words containing a silent letter. FIND the letter in each sentence that is silent, then write it on the next blank line at the bottom of the page. 

1.             Tom’s program starts in an hour.

2.             My sister told me this psychology class is hard.

3.             I make every bed.

4.             The sky is gray.

5.             Sandpaper is very rough!

6.             I think the gas gauge is broken.

7.             Steve’s new jeans look stiff.

8.             Mrs. Bony wanted to sing during our party.

9.             Look! The crane is tilting to the left.

10.       She is an honest and genuine girl.

11.       The teacher asked Pam to discuss her project.

12.       Hurry! Put on the windshield wipers!

13.       The wind howls in autumn.

14.       A foreign exchange student is coming this year.

15.       The circuit shorted out again.

16.       The column on the left is longer. See!

*** CLUE: Remember that when you have two vowels (ai,ei, ie, ae), one takes over

the sound. Look at these two videos: 

FOR FUN (children songs) on YouTube

         When two vowels go a walkin'

       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fb3Pdt8kxg

       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o84ndBQU6vQ

Here is the order in which to put the silent letters 

as you find them in each numbered sentence. 

Write them on a separate piece of paper.

What does the MESSAGE say?

_ o _ _    _ _ _    _ _ _     _ _ v _  _  _     f _  _ !

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