Business English- Silent letters and syllables
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Comparing and contrasting silent letters and silent syllables in rapid speech, with business vocabulary
Lesson Plan Content:
Business English silent letters and syllables pronunciation practice
What do the words in each of the columns below have in common?
Category 1 |
Category 2 |
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1. write 2. know 3. answer 4. receipt 5. listen 6. sign 7. whole 8. budget 9. scientist 10. psychographics 11. white knight 12. knowledge 13. mortgage 14. debt 15. debtor 16. foreign exchange 17. advertising campaign 18. social climbing |
1. secondary 2. monetary union 3. traveller 4. travelling 5. brand preference 6. interest rates 7. average 8. general 9. generally 10. Annual General Meeting 11. interesting 12. national 13. nationalise 14. nationally 15. business interests 16. inventories 17. natural 18. territory 19. factory 20. corporate
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Mark those two features on each word.
Add the missing letter which is spelt but not pronounced in each word below.
- w_ite-collar worker
- resi_n
- wei_hting
- _holesale
- office _ours
- ve_icle
- gover_ment
- enviro_mental
- ha_f-time job
- hi_hly recommended
- whis_le-blowing
- dis_onest
- ex_ibition
Test each other in pairs, saying any of the words and expressions in the three sections above and asking your partner to spell them, making sure that you don’t pronounce the silent letter and syllables.
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Suggested answers
Category 1 – words with silent letters |
Category 2 – words with syllables which disappear when we speak quickly/ naturally |
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1. write 2. know 3. answer 4. receipt 5. listen 6. sign 7. whole 8. budget 9. scientist 10. psychographics 11. white knight 12. knowledge 13. mortgage 14. debt 15. debtor 16. foreign exchange 17. advertising campaign 18. social climbing |
1. secondary 2. monetary union 3. traveller 4. travelling 5. brand preference 6. interest rates 7. average 8. general 9. generally 10. Annual General Meeting 11. interesting 12. national 13. nationalise 14. nationally 15. business interests 16. inventories 17. natural 18. territory 19. factory 20. corporate
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- white-collar worker
- resign
- weighting
- wholesale
- office hours
- vehicle
- government
- environmental
- half-time job
- highly recommended
- whistle-blowing
- dishonest
- exhibition
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