Questão 3172188

Silent letters in English

The English language is full of words whose written form can be deceptive. Unlike a language like Spanish, in English we rarely sound out all the letters that we see.

The result is a series of words which are written in a way which seems very different from their sound. Lots of these strange ‘silent’ letters are due to the history of the English language. Not only has it absorbed plenty of vocabulary from invaders, like French, Latin and Norse, but the eventual standardization of sounds in the English language has meant that certain words, whilst keeping their older forms of spelling, have had their sounds refined and softened. [...]

Disponível em: <https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/silent-letter-letter-english-words-silent-letters

pronounce/>. Acesso em: 22 mar. 2020. (Adaptado).

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