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HOW CERTAIN CONSONANT LETTERS ARE PRONOUNCED

Lets continue this previous post on pronunciation. Some of the commonly used English words in which certain consonant letters are silent are listed below:

The consonant 'b' is silent before 't' in words like:

doubt	undoubtedly	indebted	indebtedness
debt	debtor	subtlety	subtle

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It is however, pronounced in
Subtlety and subterfuge
It is silent after 'm' in words like the following:

bomb	climb	comb	crumb	dumb	limb
numb	plumb	succumb	thumb	womb	plumber

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It is pronounced in the following words also

timber	combat	bombard
lumber	number	clamber

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It is nearly always silent in the following word
Handkerchief, Handsome
It is often silent in many other words in which it occurs between 'n' and another consonant letter

grandchild	handful	granddad	handmade
sandstorm	sandbag	handcuff	sandpaper

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It is silent before 'j' in words like the following:

adjacent	adjudge	adjutant
adjourn	adjoin	adjunct
adjective	adjudicate	adjure

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I hope you enjoyed this section of the course and also learnt something from it. Check my blog daily for updates and new topics.

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In case you missed, here is a list of articles I have written on English lessons. Enjoy!

• ENGLISH HUB (PRONUNCIATION - PART #1) by mr.kobby

• ENGLISH HUB (COMMON MISTAKES - PART #4) by mr.kobby

• ENGLISH HUB (SPELLING - PART #1) by mr.kobby

• ENGLISH HUB (COMMON MISTAKES - PART #3) by mr.kobby

• ENGLISH HUB (COMMON MISTAKES - PART #2) by mr.kobby

• ENGLISH HUB (COMMON MISTAKES - PART #1) by mr.kobby

• ENGLISH HUB (PREFACE) by mr.kobby

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