Question 57 of 59beginner🧠 RememberShort Answer2 marks
Read the following words from the text aloud and circle the letters that are not pronounced (silent letters). ballet (ba-lay) [ba pronounced as in bat] whistle (wi-sl) alarm (uh-laam) psychologist (sai-ko-luh-juhst) Now, read some more words with silent letters. As you read, circle the letters that are not pronounced. receipt debris pneumonia almond foreign island wreck aisle campaign fasten
Correct Answer
Silent letters to circle:
- ballet: the 't' and second 't' are not pronounced (the 'll' is pronounced as 'l')
- whistle: the 't' is silent
- alarm: the 'l' is silent in some pronunciations
- psychologist: the 'p' is silent
- receipt: the 'p' is silent
- debris: the 's' is silent
- pneumonia: the 'p' is silent
- almond: the 'l' is silent
- foreign: the 'g' is silent
- island: the 's' is silent
- wreck: the 'w' is silent
- aisle: the 's' is silent
- campaign: the 'g' is silent
- fasten: the 't' is silent
Exercise: Let us speak | Q: I | (Page Page 14)
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Explanation
This activity helps students identify and understand silent letters in English words. Silent letters are letters that appear in the spelling of a word but are not pronounced when the word is spoken. Recognizing silent letters helps with pronunciation and spelling.