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Anna BProfessional Teacher
The letters that go silent (and why it's not your fault) English spelling lies to you. Some letters just sit there on the page and make no sound at all — and the words look harder than they sound. There are three easy patterns to spot: At the start of a word 
- I know the answer. You dialled the wrong number. At the end of a word 
- Climb the stairs. No doubt about it. The lazy "l" — it vanishes before certain sounds.
- Let's go for a quiet walk. I'll talk to you later. Stay calm. Try this: say "I know the answer, no doubt about it" out loud. How many silent letters can you hear disappearing?
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The letters that go silent (and why it's not your fault) English spelling lies to you. Some letters just sit there on the page and make no sound at all — and the words look harder than they sound. There are three easy patterns to spot: At the start of a word - I know the answer. You dialled the wrong number. At the end of a word - Climb the stairs. No doubt about it. The lazy "l" — it vanishes before certain sounds. - Let's go for a quiet walk. I'll talk to you later. Stay calm. Try this: say "I know the answer, no doubt about it" out loud. How many silent letters can you hear disappearing?
In your sentence, I don’t hear the K in “know”, the W in “answer”, and the D in “doubt”. Also—and that goes without saying—the R in “answer” is not pronounced, either. Lovely British accent, by the way.✨ Thanks, Anna!

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