ملخص الدرس / الرابعة متوسط/اللغة الإنجليزية/File 3/Suffixes

pronounce
the -ed:

If the base verb ends in one of these sounds:

example base verb*:

example
with -ed:

/ Id /

/ t /

want

wanted

/ d /

end

ended

/ t /

/ p /

hope

hoped

/ f /

laugh

laughed

/ s /

fax

faxed

/ ʃ /

wash

washed

/ tʃ /

watch

watched

/ k /

like

liked

/ d /

all other sounds, …

play

played

allow

allowed

beg

begged

Silent letter form

example

B

B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word.

climb

crumb

dumb

comb

C

C is not pronounced in the ending "scle"

muscle

D

D is not pronounced in the following common words:

handkerchief sandwich

Wednesday

E

E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long.

hope
site

gave

drive

write

G

G is not often not pronounced when followed by an N

champagne foreign

sign

feign

GH

GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many words

thought
right

might

daughter through

fight

light

weigh

H

H is not pronounced when following W. Some speakers whisper the H before the W.

what
why

when

where

whether

H

H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the article "an" with unvoiced H. Here are some of the most common:

hour
herb

honor

honest

heir

K

K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word.

knife
knowledge

knee

know

knock

L

L is often not pronounced before L, D, F, M, K.

calm
balk

would

salmon should

talk

half

N

N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word.

autumn
hymn

P

P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix "psych" and "pneu".

psychiatrist psychotherapy

psychotic pneumonia

S

S is not pronounced before L in the following words:

island

isle

T

T is not pronounced in these common words:

castle
often

Christmas

fasten

thistle

whistle

listen

U

U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel.

guess

guidance

guitar

guest

W

W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R.

wrap

wrong

write

W is not pronounced with these three pronouns:

who

whose

whom