MANY ENGLISH WORDS CONTAIN ONE OR MORE SILENT LETTERS – LETTERS WHI...

8. Many English words contain one or more silent letters – letters which are part of the spelling of a word, but which

are not pronounced. The aim of this activity is to demonstrate how so often the spelling of a word in English is

different from how it sounds when spoken. Below are some good examples of words in this group of discussion

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Australia

Discussion Words Question Sheet

words that have silent letters. The silent letters are shown in brackets. No doubt your students will be able to identify

some more.

co [a] st, drou [gh] t, wa [l] kabout, Brisban [e], Q [u] eensland, Outba [c] k, koala bea [r], im [m] igration