Sunny Academy
Learn common spelling-to-sound patterns, compare tricky words and check what you hear. Pronunciation varies by accent; examples identify US forms where needed.
In many inherited English words beginning KN, K is silent.
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know · knife · knee · knock
The K is pronounced in some names and borrowings; check the word. · know · knife · knee · knock
Example sentence
I know where the knife is.
In common words beginning WR, W is silent and the word starts with /r/.
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write · wrong · wrist · wrap
Compare with words where W is pronounced, such as write vs. white. · write · wrong · wrist · wrap
Example sentence
Write the wrong word on your wrist.
B is silent in many common words ending in MB. It is not silent in every word containing those letters.
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lamb · thumb · climb · comb
number: B is pronounced. · lamb · thumb · climb · comb · number (B pronounced)
Example sentence
The lamb climbed with a crumb.
L is silent in some frequent words, but pronounced in many similar-looking words. Learn these word by word.
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walk · talk · calm · half
milk · help: L is pronounced. · walk · talk · calm · half · milk · help
Example sentence
We walk half a mile after lunch.
GH has several outcomes depending on the word: it can be silent, sound /f/, or sound /ɡ/ in some positions.
Приклади
night · light · right · daughter
laugh /f/ · enough /f/ · ghost /ɡ/ · night · light · right · daughter · laugh /f/ · enough /f/ · ghost /ɡ/
Example sentence
The light was bright, but the ghost laughed.
