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Stop mispronouncing these words in English.
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They all have silent letters.
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You can't work this out on your own.
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Okay, let's get started with the lesson.
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I'm going to show you a pair of words which both have the same silent letter.
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Say the words out loud and try to identify the silent letter.
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Then listen and repeat after me to check and practice.
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Here's our first pair.
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Try it yourself.
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Listen and repeat after me.
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Handsome.
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Wednesday.
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Now in both of these words, the letter D is silent.
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It's not handsome or wedness day.
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Drop the d sound.
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Handsome.
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Wednesday.
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Can you think of any more words with a silent d?
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Sandwich and handkerchief are two common examples, although some people do say sandwich.
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I think it's harder to pronounce that way.
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Another common pronunciation I like is actually with a mmm sound.
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Sandwich.
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Okay, our second pair of words.
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Say them out loud now.
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Can you spot the silent letter?
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Okay, listen and repeat.
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Biscuit, circuit.
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So both of these words have a silent U.
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It's not biscuit or circuit.
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Biscuit, circuit.
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This silent U confuses my students in other common words like build and builder.
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So take care with those words too.
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Okay, pair number three, which letter is silent in both of these words?
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Read them aloud, see what you think.
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The letter H is silent.
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Listen and repeat.
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Honest, air.
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We don't say honest or hair, drop the h sound.
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Can you think of any other words beginning with a silent h?
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H itself shouldn't have the h sound at the beginning, h.
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There's also hour, honour and herb.
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In British English, we say herb.
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Erb is more North American pronunciation.
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I say herb.
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Americans tend to say herb.
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Now, be careful with your article usage with these silent H words.
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We need to use an, not a, as they begin with vowel sounds.
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It was an honest mistake.
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Give me an hour.
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There are lots more silent H words in English, but most of them are so common, they usually don't cause confusion.
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The letters WH in what, where, when, and why, for example, are just pronounced with a W sound.
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My students do sometimes get confused by the pronunciation of the letters CH in some of these words though.
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Look at these four words.
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How are the letters CH pronounced in each one?
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Well, in the first word, chaos, the letters CH make a K sound.
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like in school, scheme, mechanic, and chemistry.
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Notice it's not chemistry, it's chemistry.
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Now in chore, the CH is pronounced ch, like in church and choose.
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But the CH in chef is pronounced sh,
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but in yacht, the letter CH are silent.
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Don't get caught out by those sneaky silent letters.
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Time for pair number four.
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Read these aloud.
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Now, you won't believe the number of times I've heard students say answer and sward, but these pronunciations are not correct.
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Never pronounce the letter W in these words.
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Instead, say answer, sward.
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You might have already noticed that the letter W is silent when written with R at the beginning of a word,
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like in right, wrist, wrinkle, and wrong.
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Take care with those silent Ws.
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Similarly, the letter K is silent when it appears with the letter N at the beginning of a word.
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But you knew that, right?
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Can you think of any other examples?
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Well, we've got words like knife,
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knuckle, knight, knee, knit, and knot,
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to name but a few.
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Okay, are you ready for our fifth pair?
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Here it is.
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Which letter is silent in both of these words?
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Scissors, muscle.
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The letter C isn't pronounced in either of these words.
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I hear skizzes and muskles all the time.
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Drop the C and say scissors, muscles instead.
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The letter C is silent in a lot of words with the letters SC together.
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Can you think of any more examples?
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Well, Take care with the words scent,
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scenario, fascinate and ascent as they all have a silent C.
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Now, can you spot the silent letters in pair number six?
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Both of these words contain a silent F.
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Just joking, I'm just making sure you're paying attention.
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It's the L that is silent.
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I hear a lot of students trying to pronounce the L.
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half, calf.
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Forget the all sound and just make the long R vowel sound instead.
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Half, calf.
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Much easier.
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Okay, pair number seven, say these words out loud.
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The letter S is silent in both of these words.
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I'll is pronounced the same as the contraction of I will and is one syllable.
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Isle.
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And it's not Island, it's Island.
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Okay, time for our penultimate pair.
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Read them aloud.
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Which letter is silent?
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That's right, we never pronounce the letter P at the beginning of words with S.
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Psychology.
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Psychic.
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Can you think of any more words like this?
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Well, we've We've got psalm, pseudonym, and psychedelic.
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These are all words of Greek origin.
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Oh, and take care with these silent P words my students always mispronounce.
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We have cupboard and receipt.
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I know it's so tempting to say receipt.
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Receipt.
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Cupboard receipt.
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Okay, time for our final pair.
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Read these words out loud and try to identify the silent letter.
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Now, if you said musicale or basically with a or a, try again musically, basically.
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That's right, with some adverbs ending c-a-l-l-y, the a is silent.
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Some speakers will pronounce it as a soft schwa sound musically, basically.
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This is less common.
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Most speakers don't pronounce the letter a at all and just say musically, basically, both with just three syllables.
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Right, we've got just enough time for a quick shadowing task
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to help you remember some of the words with silent letters that we've covered today.
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I'll mark the silent letters on screen to help you.
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Shadow me if you can, or listen, pause, and then repeat.
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You ready?
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The handsome builder is coming to put up the kitchen cupboards at half five this Wednesday.
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He's also going to fit an island where I can keep my knives,
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scissors, receipts, sandwich and biscuit tins and basically all of my bits and pieces.
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Honestly, it's the best case scenario as I haven't got the muscle to do it myself.
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How did you find that?
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Rewind and speak along with me again to practice further.
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Right, that brings us to the end of today's video.
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Were there any silent letters that surprised you?
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Were there any that you think I should have mentioned and didn't?
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Let me know in the comments.
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I will see you in the next video.
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Bye!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “10+ English words that you pronounce INCORRECTLY”. Las palabras que más se repiten: word, silent, letter, pair, sound. Este vídeo tiene 146 frases y 1241 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:08. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 122 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| silent adjetivo | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | silencioso, callar |
| litter sustantivo | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | cama, lecho |
| receipt sustantivo | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | recepción, recibimiento |
| pronunciation sustantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronunciación |
| handsome adjetivo | /ˈhæn.səm/ | apuesto, guapo |
| herb sustantivo | /hɜːb/ | hierba culinaria |
| muscle sustantivo | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | músculo |
| chemistry sustantivo | /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ | química |
| accent sustantivo | /ækˈsɛnt/ | acento léxico |
| scissors sustantivo | /ˈsɪzəz/ | tijeras |
| aloud adverbio | /əˈlaʊd/ | en voz alta, públicamente |
| shadow sustantivo | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | sombra |
| knife sustantivo | /ˈnaɪ̯f/ | cuchillo |
| boot sustantivo | /but/ | bota |
| scenario sustantivo | /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ | escenario, supuesto |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| put up verbo | colgar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Can you spot the silent letter?
- Can you think of any other examples?
- Can you think of any more examples?
- Can you think of any more words like this?
- How did you find that?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | are just pronounced · is pronounced · isn't pronounced |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've heard · we've covered |
| Consejo con “should” should + verbo — decir qué es buena idea | shouldn't have · should have |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | won't believe · I'll is · will pronounce |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 22 contracciones y formas reducidas, como we've, don't, I'm. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, chef /ʃɛf/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/, contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/, musically /ˈmjuːzɪkəli/, penultimate /pɪˈnʌl.tɪ.mɪt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: scan /skæn/, sneaky /ˈsniːki/, sward /swɔɹd/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: scissors /ˈsɪzəz/, confused /kənˈfjuːzd/, pause /pɔːz/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, musically /ˈmjuːzɪkəli/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, usage /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/, joking /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como silent, litter, receipt.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.