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  • Hello, everyone.

  • My name is F@nny.

  • And in this video, I'm gonna talk to you  about the 'Silent B' letter in English.

  • Now, there are many words containing the letter B

  • And sometimes, for some reason, this B is silent.

  • Now, let's take a few examples.

  • First, we have the word 'climb'.

  • Now there's a 'b'.

  • You can see it when you spell the word,

  • it ends with the letter 'B'.

  • But can you hear it?

  • Listen to me. 'climb'.

  • No, you can't. You can't hear the letter 'B'.

  • Because it's a silent 'B'.

  • Another example,

  • would be the word 'bomb'.

  • I know you're thinking of the spelling.

  • There's a 'B' at the end of this word.

  • But again, it's a silent B.

  • In fact, most of the time in English, when a short word ends with the letters 'mb',

  • the 'b' is silent.

  • Now another example,

  • the word 'debt'.

  • Most of my students pronounce it 'debt'.

  • Because they know the spelling of the word

  • and there's a 'b' before this 't'.

  • But it's a silent B, guys.

  • It's not pronounced, so you actually say 'Det'.

  • Now for longer words, again, the letter 'B'

  • is sometimes silent, not always.

  • For example, if I say the word 'plumber',

  • it's a silent B.

  • It's not pronounced 'plum-ber'. It's spelled with a 'B', but the 'B' is silent.

  • But, if I say the word 'crumble',

  • the 'b' is not silent.

  • You can clearly hear the sound 'b', 'crumble'.

  • Okay?

  • So it's not always silent.

  • Another example would be the word 'subtle'.

  • Now 'subtle' is spelled with a 'B', but the 'B' is silent.

  • Unlike the word 'subtext', 'subtext' is spelled with a 'B',

  • but the 'B' is pronounced.

  • I know English is a difficult language, but you will make it, guys.

  • It's just about practice.

  • So let's practice together, shall we?

  • I've got a list of the most common  words containing the silent B.

  • So let's not focus on rules.

  • Let's just practice saying those words until you actually get used to their pronunciation.

  • Let's start. Please repeat after me.

  • 'limb'

  • 'numb'

  • 'thumb'

  • 'plumber'

  • 'succumb'

  • 'comb'

  • 'bomb'

  • 'climb'

  • 'crumb'

  • 'lamb'

  • 'tomb'

  • 'womb'

  • 'debt'

  • 'doubt'

  • 'subtle'

  • Good job, guys.

  • Let's now move on to sentences.

  • Repeat after me.

  • 'The plumber worked in the tomb.'

  • 'His thumb was numb.'

  • 'I doubt he has debt.'

  • 'The lamb ate the crumb.'

  • Great, guys.

  • Okay, guys.

  • Thank you very much for watching the video.

  • These were the most common  words containing the silent B.

  • I hope you will remember the list.

  • Don't hesitate to watch the video again, and please keep practicing.

  • Practice makes perfect.

  • Thank you very much and see you in other videos.

  • Thank you so much for watching my video, guys.

  • If you liked it, please show me your support.

  • Click 'Like', subscribe to the channel, put your comments below if you have any.

  • And share the video with your friends.

  • See you

  • Hello, guys.

  • My name is F@nny.

  • And in this video we are gonna practice the pronunciation of words containing a

  • silent 'C' in English.

  • Now as you probably know, there are words in the English language like,

  • 'scent' or 'muscle'

  • They are spelled with 'sc' and  in most cases the 'C' is silent.

  • So you don't say 'skent', but 'scent'.

  • You don't say 'musKle', you say 'muscle'.

  • I have a list of the most common words containing this silent 'C' in English.

  • And I want you to practice the pronunciation of these words with me.

  • Let's start.

  • Okay, guys.

  • Here's the list.

  • Listen very carefully and repeat after me.

  • abscess

  • ascend

  • ascent

  • crescent

  • conscience

  • conscious

  • descend

  • descent

  • disciple

  • discipline

  • fascinate

  • fluorescent

  • isosceles

  • luminescent

  • muscle

  • miscellaneous

  • obscene

  • scissors

  • science

  • scenario

  • scenic

  • scent

  • scene

  • resuscitate

  • Good, guys.

  • Let's move on to sentences now.

  • All right, guys.

  • Now sentences.

  • Listen very carefully and repeat after me.'

  • 'Light is incandescent, luminescent, and fluorescent.'

  • 'The scent of his abscess is obscene.'

  • 'It takes muscles and disciple to ascend a mountain.'

  • 'I am fascinated by miscellaneous science.'

  • Great, guys.

  • Ok, guys.

  • Thank you for watching.

  • I hope you can remember the list of words.

  • I know their hard to remember and pronounce.

  • But with a little bit of practice, everything will be fine.

  • Because as you know, practice makes perfect.

  • Thank you for watching and see you in other videos.

  • Thank you so much for watching this video, guys.

  • I hope you liked it and if you did show us your support click like,

  • subscribe to the channel, put your comments below,

  • and share the video with all your friends.

  • See you.

  • Hello, guys.

  • My name is F@nny.

  • In this video, I'm going to talk to you 

  • about how to pronounce words  with a silent 'd' in English.

  • There are so many words in English that are actually spelled with a 'd'

  • that you don't pronounce.

  • It's a silent 'd'.

  • For example, if I say the word, 'judge', the 'd' is silent.

  • It's spelled with a 'd', but I don't actually pronounce it.

  • Another example would be the word 'sandwich'.

  • It's written with a 'd', but you don't actually pronounce it.

  • I have a list of the most common words.

  • So let's get started.

  • Let's start the list.

  • Please repeat after me.

  • abridge

  • acknowledge

  • adjacent

  • adjective

  • adjust

  • badge

  • bridge

  • budge

  • budget

  • cartridge

  • drudge

  • edge

  • fridge

  • gadget

  • grudge

  • handkerchief

  • hedge

  • judge

  • knowledge

  • Now remember, 'knowledgecontains a silent 'k' as well.

  • ledger

  • lodge

  • nudge

  • pledge

  • porridge

  • ridge

  • sandwich

  • wedge

  • Wednesday

  • widget

  • Great, guys.

  • Let's now move on to sentences.

  • So let's now practice pronouncing our silent 'd' words in sentences.

  • Repeat after me guys.

  • I put the porridge and sandwich in the fridge.

  • We adjust our budget every Wednesday.

  • He acknowledges that the judge has knowledge.

  • Great guys.

  • Ok guys, that's it for the silent 'd'.

  • Thank you for watching.

  • Don't forgetkeep practicing.

  • Practice makes perfect.

  • See you in the next videos.

  • Thank you so much for watching the video guys.

  • If you like it, please show your support.

  • Click like, subscribe to the channel, put your comments below if you have any,

  • and share the video with all your friends.

  • See you

  • Hello, everyone. My name is F@nny and in this video,

  • I'm going to teach you how to pronounce words containing a 'Silent G' in English.

  • And these words are very common. I have two examples for you.

  • First, a very common word, 'sign'. Can you hear a G sound?

  • I can't. because the G is silent so you shouldn't pronounce

  • it, 'sign'. Another word, 'foreign'.

  • Do you know that dodgy is silent? All my students want to pronounce that G.

  • But you don't pronounce it, it's silent. So you say 'foreign'.

  • So as you can see, the silent G is often found in the combination '-gn', but not always.

  • In fact, I have a list of the most common words.

  • So let's get started

  • And don't forget that G is silent.

  • 'align' 'assign'

  • 'assignment' 'benign'

  • 'campaign' 'champagne'

  • 'cologne' 'consign'

  • 'consignment' 'design'

  • 'foreign' 'gnarl'

  • 'gnat' 'gnaw'

  • 'gnome' 'malign'

  • 'phlegm' 'realign'

  • 'reassign' 'reign'

  • 'resign' 'sign'

  • 'sovereign

  • Good, let's now move on to example sentences.

  • Okay, guys. So let's now practice with sentences.

  • Repeat after me and don't forget the G is silent.

  • 'They bought champagne and cologne.' 

  • 'The gnat gnawed the sign.'

  • 'We need to design and align the sign.' 

  • Great job, guys.

  • Okay, guys. that's it for the silent G video. Thank you for watching.

  • Don't forget keep practicing. Practice makes perfect.

  • See you in the next videos

  • Thank you very much for watching, guys.

  • If you liked this video and you want to see other videos,

  • please show your support. Click 'like', subscribe to the channel.

  • Put your comments below if you have any and share with your friends.

  • See you

  • Hi, guys.

  • My name is F@nny.

  • In this video, I'm going to tell you about 

  • the pronunciation of words  containing a silent H in English.

  • And these words are very common.

  • A silent 'h' can be found after another consonant.

  • For example, we have the word 'ache', containing 'ch'

  • very common combination.

  • And the sound is a hard 'k' so that the 'h' is actually silent.

  • Sometimes you can find a silent 'h' in the beginning of a word.

  • For example, the word 'hour'.

  • So these are a few examples.

  • There are others.

  • Actually, I have a list of the most common words.

  • So let's get started.

  • Okay, guys.

  • Listen very carefully and don't forget please repeat after me.

  • It's very important that you repeat and practice.

  • Let's get started.

  • ache

  • anchor

  • aghast

  • archeology

  • architect

  • archives

  • chaos

  • character

  • characteristic

  • charisma

  • chemical

  • chemist

  • chemistry

  • chemotherapy

  • chlorine

  • choir

  • cholera

  • chord

  • chorus

  • Christian

  • Christmas

  • chrome

  • echo

  • exhibition

  • exhaust

  • ghost

  • ghastly

  • ghetto

  • ghoul

  • honest

  • honor hour

  • leprechaun

  • loch

  • mechanical

  • melancholy

  • monarch

  • monochrome

  • orchid

  • rhinoceros

  • rhubarb

  • rhyme

  • rhythm

  • scheme

  • school

  • stomach

  • technical

  • technique

  • technology

  • vehicle

  • what

  • wheel

  • when

  • where

  • while

  • which

  • whisper

  • white

  • why

  • Very good, guys.

  • Let's move on to sentences now.

  • Ok, guys.

  • Let's practice pronouncing sentences now.

  • Don't forget the 'h' is silent.

  • Repeat after me.

  • 'There are white ghosts and ghouls.'

  • 'It's a ghastly mechanical vehicle.'

  • 'The honest rhinoceros eat rhubarb.'

  • 'She has honours in chemistry and archeology.'

  • Good, guys.

  • Okay, guys.

  • That's it for the video on the silent 'h'.

  • Please don't hesitate - watch the video again if you need to.

  • And keep practicing.

  • Thank you very much.

  • See you in the next videos.

  • Thank you so much for watching my video, guys.

  • If you liked it, please show your support.

  • Click 'like', subscribe to the channel, put your comments below,

  • and share it with your friends.

  • See you.

Hello, everyone.

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