Notes of GRADE 5, English Silent letters.pdf - Study Material
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What are silent letters?, , , , Silent letters are letters that appear, in the spelling of words, but don’ t, make a sound., , They look one way but sound a different way., , ee? !
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What caused English to, have so many silent letters?, , , , * Historical change, , * Letters added to make the spelling look Latin or, French, , - Borrowed words from other languages, - Sound combinations too difficult to say, , a
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What are silent letters?, , Silent letters are letters that you can't hear, when you say the word,but that are there, when you write the word., , There are no rules, you just have to learn, them., , Silent letters can prove a problem to, students., , It's important to Know what words have, silent letters.