The Silent B in English Words
/ 05 April 2018 / No CommentsEnglish spelling and pronunciation are often different things. If you are an English learner, you probably know that already. Sorry all learners!
One of the confusing spellings concerns the final ‘B’ . This final B is silent at the end of many English words. Look at these 8 popular English words where the final B is silent:
Comb is pronounced: coam
Lamb is pronounced: lam
Tomb is pronounced: toom
Limb is pronounced: lim
Debt is pronounced: det
Climb: is pronounced: clime
Bomb is pronounced: bom
Thumb is pronounced: thum
How to remember the pronunciation
The best way is to say them aloud a few times and then create a sentence for each word and read it aloud. E.g I had to clime the mountain yesterday. This helps fix the pronunciation in your mind.!
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