Silent letters

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings. 

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We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them. 

<div> <div> <div> <div>The English language has a lot of <span class= "il">silent</span> <span class="il">letters</span> that cause difficulties for both native speakers and English learners, because they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.</div> <br /> ... Show More

The English language is not a phonetic language, meaning that English is not spoken the way it is spelled.  In this video, you will learn how to properly pronounce some of the most common words that have silent letters. Make sure to repeat aloud what you hear me saying so you are ... Show More

Episode 17 of "What You Say in English" explores the topic of silent letters in English. The episode explains that silent letters in English are a way of preserving the history of the language and are often relics of the pronunciation of words in their original languages. The epi ... Show More

Silent letters. English is full of them. And they’re the worst, right? I mean, why does ‘February’ need that R in the middle? Wouldn’t we be better off if ‘could’ didn’t have an L? And don’t get me started on the S in ‘island’. But there is one silent letter that is actually extr ... Show More

Practicing pronunciations 

<p>Today's question is about how to pronounce acronyms - terms like CEO - do we say their letters, or do we pronounce them as a word?</p> <p>Lesson text & video: <a href= "https://www.espressoenglish.net/how-do-we-pronounce-acronyms-in-english/"> https://www.espressoenglish.net/h ... Show More

<p>In this episode, we're tackling some of the trickiest words in English pronunciation, like 'queue', 'colonel', 'subtle' and more!</p> <p>These words are especially tricky because of their confusing spelling. But today, we'll practice them out loud together to build your pronun ... Show More

Even words we don't use often still matter. Full episode transcripts at www.pronuncian.com/podcast.