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Listening

Watch the video and answer the questions below:

1. What happened to the girl in the video?

2. Who was at the door?

3. Was it her dad's friend?

4. What did he give her?

5. What was written on the magazine?

6. Did she have time to talk to the man at the door?

7. Describe the pictures inside the magazine.

8. What did she say about the Asian woman?

Double Consonants

Double Consonants

When a consonant is repeated twice in-a-row , it is only pronounced once as in bubble
The exception is the letter ‘c’ as in accent .

Double BB
Since the letter ‘b’ is a consonant , you can count on only one ‘b’ speaking as in the word lobby and bubble .

Double CC
If two ‘c’s are together , you have to see if they are followed by ‘i’ , ‘e’ , or ‘y’
If they are , then the first sound says the ‘k’ sound and the second one says the ‘s’ sound as in accent
Otherwise together they say the ‘k’ sound as in the word accost .

Double DD
Since the letter ‘d’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘d’ speaking as in the words odd and ladder .

Double FF
Since the letter ‘f’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘f’ speaking as in the words off and difference .

Double GG
Since the letter ‘g’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘g’ speaking as in the words egg and stagger .

Double LL
Since the letter ‘l’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘l’ speaking as in the words tall and fallen .

Double MM
Since the letter ‘m’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘m’ speaking as in the words stammer and swimming .

Double NN
Since the letter ‘n’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘n’ speaking as in the words inner and inning .

Double PP
Since the letter ‘p’ is a consonant you can count on one ‘p’ speaking as in the wordspuppet and hopping .

Double SS
Since the letter ‘s’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘s’ speaking as in the words fussy and hissing .
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Double RR
Since the letter ‘r’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘r’ speaking as in the words worry and earring .

Double TT
Since the letter ‘t’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘t’ speaking as in the words rattle and little .

Double VV
Since the letter ‘v’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘v’ speaking as in the word savvy .

Double ZZ
Since the letter ‘z’ is a consonant you can count on only one ‘z’ speaking as in the words fuzzy and buzz .

Silent letters are everywhere in English

Silent letters

Silent B
‘B’ is silent when it is followed by ‘t’ as in ( debt ) or when the letter ‘B’ follows ‘m’ as in jamb

Silent C
If ‘C’ is followed by ‘e’ , ‘i’ , or ‘y’ and follows ‘s’ , the ‘c’ is silent as in the word scent , science , and scythe .
Whenever ‘c’ and ‘k’ are together , ‘c’ is silent as in click
Silent D
If you see a word starting with ‘adj’ as in adjective or ending with ‘dge’ as in bridge , you don’t say the ‘d’ sound.
Silent E
Silent ‘e’ is the most important of all because the ‘e’ is not only silent , but also changes the other vowel’s sound
In fat , bit , hop and cut the ‘a’ , ‘i’ , ‘o’ and ‘u’ are short
In fate , bite , hope and cute the ‘a’ , ‘i’ , ‘o’ and ‘u’ are long
In rude the ‘ sounds like long ‘oo’ sound .
Silent K
The letter ‘k’ is always silent if it is followed by the letter ‘n’ as in the words knight , know and knee .
Silent G
The letter ‘g’ is silent if it is followed by either the letter ‘n’ or the letter ‘m’ as in the wordsassign , foreign , and diaphragm
Silent GH
When the letters ‘g’ ‘h’ and ‘t’ are together , Only pronounce the ‘t’ sound as in the wordsflight , fight and tight .
Silent H
If the ‘h’ is preceded by the letters ‘g’ , ‘k’ or ‘r’ the letter ‘h’ is silent as in the words ghost , khaki and rhino .
Silent L
If a word ends with ‘-alm’ , the letter ‘l’ become a silent letter and ‘a’ says the ‘ar’ sound as in palm
If a word ends with ‘-alk’ , the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘a’ says the ‘o’ sound as in talk
If a word ends with ‘-alf’ the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘a’ says the short ‘a’ sound as in half
If a word ends with ‘-ould’ the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘ou’ says the short ‘oo’ sound as in could
If a word ends with ‘-olk’ , the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘o’ says the long ‘o’ sound as folk
Silent P
If the letter ‘p’ is followed by ‘n’ or ‘s’ , then the letter , ‘p’ is silent as in the words pneumonia , psychology and psychiatric .
Silent N
When the letter ‘n’ follows the letter ‘m’ , ir does not say its sound as in the words solemn , autumn and hymn .
Silent S
The letter ‘s’ is silent when it is between the letter ‘i’ and the letter ‘l’ as in thw words island , aisle and isle .
Silent T
The letter ‘t’ is silent when it is followed by ‘ch’ or in the middle of the ‘s’ and ‘le’ , the ‘t’ issilent as in the words match and castle
Silent U
Sometimes when ‘u’ after ‘b’ , ‘q’ or ‘g’ and followed by ‘i’ , ‘a’ or ‘y’ as in the words build , guard , and guy , the letter ‘u’ is silent .
Silent UE
If a word ends with ‘que’ or ‘gue’ , the letters ‘ue’ are silent as in the words antique and vague .
Silent W
When the letter ‘w’ meets the letter ‘r’ . the ‘w’ is silent as in the words such as write and wrist .