Questão
ID 2293111Disciplina: Língua Inglesa
Assunto: Fonética e Pronúncia | Phonetics And Pronunciation
Ano: 2019 Banca: FURB - Universidade de Blumenau Órgão: Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Belo
The English language is full of words whose written form can be deceptive. Different from Portuguese, in English we rarely sound out all the letters that we see. Due to the history of the language, there are a lot of silent letters in English. Analyze the following statements and identify the correct ones:
I- The b is silent in doubt, comb and bomb. In the word tomb, the b is pronounced.
II- The p is silent in the following words: psychology, raspberry, receipt, cupboard.
III- The l is silent in talk, walk, chalk, would, half.
IV- The h is silent in heir, hour, honor, honest, helicopter.
V- The t is silent in listen, Christmas, castle, whistle.
Choose the alternative with the correct answer: