It may be hard to believe but it is true. In fact, it is quite common. You can speak English but not have any idea how many of the words that you say are written (spelt). The difference between the way a word is pronounced and the way that that same word is spelt can be, to put it nicely, mind-boggling. The gap can be enormous. Compare how the following words are written with how the same words are pronounced: subtle, colonel, pneumonia, eight, through, bough. (contains 7 sets of istudy cards) For the audio for Freaky Pronunciation: The Silent Letter in English, go to studyguides.com.
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Freaky Pronunciation istudycards on silent letters or diphthongs have been created for both the non-native as well as the native-speaker. For the non-native, the istudycards, along with the MP3, are excellent in both the area of pronunciation and spelling. If you do not live in an English-speaking country or if you do not have the opportunity to hear English outside of an academic setting, there is no way to know when a letter or diphthong is pronounced or not. For the native-speaker, Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards Freaky Pronunciation: Silent Letters in English can help you to become familiar with some of the most important words which are frequently misspelt because they contain silent letters or diphthongs. What are silent letters and silent diphthongs? They are letters or diphthongs which do not correspond to any sound in a word's pronunciation. In the word ‘ghost’, the 'h' is silent. Although not pronounced, a silent letter or diphthong must be included in the written form of the word. The word 'gost' , for example, without the 'h' means nothing. The ‘b’ is not pronounced in the words debt, plumber or comb but the letter must be included when writing the words. Just as the ‘p’ must be included in the words: psalm, pseudo, psychologist or psychiatrist.
Because the native-speaker lives and functions in an English-speaking world, pronunciation of the above type words is not a problem. However, writing or spelling a word with a silent letter or diphthong can be quite daunting. How many times has a native-speaker been unable to find a word in the dictionary because he or she does not know how to spell it? How many times does a native-speaker know how to pronounce and define a particular word but will not use that same word in writing because he or she does not know how to spell it? Wylcomenetwork.com istudycards Freaky Pronunciation: Silent Letters in English are perfect for such persons. The fact of the matter is that Freaky Pronunciation istudycards on silent letters or diphthongs are perfect no matter your level of English. They help bridge that gap between the spoken and written form of English.
Included in this grouping of pronunciation cards are words with the diphthong ph. The ph is pronounced as an f. The diphthong ch, when it is pronounced as a k or hard c has also been included.
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