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You have earlier studied that English is not a phonetic language; it simply means that quite often, in many of the words, all the consonants may not be pronounced.

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You have earlier studied that English is not a phonetic language; it simply means that quite often, in many of the words, all the consonants may not be pronounced. And, it can be quite difficult to remember which consonants are not pronounced in which words. Given here are some examples that illustrate this feature.

A - logically, musically, romantically, L - calf, calm, talk, yolk
B - debt, doubt, numb, subtle, N - autumn, column, damn, hymn,
C - blackguard, czar, scissors, P - pneumonia, psychology, receipt
D - handkerchief, Wednesday R - butter, finger, garden, here,
G - align, champagne, gnaw, S - aisle, debris, island, isle,
H - choir, exhaust, ghost, heir, hour T - asthma, ballet, castle, gourmet
K - blackguard, knead, knowledge U - catalogue, guest, guitar, tongue
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Chapter 20: Sounds of English - Review - Section - D [Page 126]

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CBSE English Language Skills Class 12
Chapter 20 Sounds of English - Review
Section - D | Q 5. | Page 126
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