Sounds and silent letters — Langue Anglaise 2AM

Résumé du chapitre « Sounds and silent letters » en Langue Anglaise, 2ème Année Moyenne, conforme au programme algérien : l'essentiel de chaque cours, des questions pour vérifier ta compréhension et des exercices.

Les cours du chapitre

1. The sound /θ/

   The letters th are written in one way but said in two. The first sound, /θ/, does not exist in many languages: the tongue must touch the teeth.

   • How to make it
   • Its voiced brother
   • Frequent confusions

   À retenir :th is said /θ/ (think, three, month) without the voice, and /ð/ (this, mother, the) with the voice; the tongue always touches the teeth.

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2. The sounds /ʃ/ and /tʃ/

   These two sounds are close to each other: one is smooth and continuous, the other begins with a small stop.

   • The sound /ʃ/
   • The sound /tʃ/
   • Telling them apart

   À retenir :/ʃ/ is a smooth sound (ship, fish, station); /tʃ/ begins with a small stop (chair, watch, teacher).

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3. Silent letters

   In many English words a letter is written but not said. Knowing the main families avoids reading mistakes.

   • The most frequent
   • Other families
   • The final e

   À retenir :Silent letters go in families: k before n, w before r, b after m, silent h and l, and the final e which is not said but changes the vowel.

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