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Silent letters
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Recognise common words with silent letters.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/silent-letters
Words to know
- sharp
- Able to cut easily.
- knee
- The joint in the middle of your leg.
- silent
- Here, written but not said.
Answer key
- I need a sharp knife to cut the bread.The k in “knife” is silent.
- Please write your name at the top.The w in “write” is silent.
- We waited for an hour at the station.The h in “hour” is silent, so we say “an hour”.
- My knee hurts when I climb the stairs.The k in “knee” and the b in “climb” are silent.
- Listen to the answer and then try again.The t in “listen” and the w in “answer” are silent.