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American English Pronunciation

Silent Consonant: M & N

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Silent Consonants are letters that are written by not pronounced.
In this video, we practice words with silent m & n.

Now it’s your turn.
Silent M & N

1. 

Do you pronounce the written m in this word? amnesia

2. 

There are 5 Great Lakes. M = Lake _______

3. 

There are 5 Great Lakes. S = Lake _______

4. 

Do you pronounce the written m in this word? solemnly

5. 

What mnemonic device do we use to remember the names of the 5 great lakes?

6. 

There are 5 Great Lakes. O = Lake _______

7. 

There are 5 Great Lakes. E = Lake _______

8. 

Do you pronounce the written m in this word? damnation

9. 

Do you pronounce the written m in this word? alumni

10. 

There are 5 Great Lakes. H = Lake _______

11. 

Do you pronounce the written m in this word? columnist

12. 

Do you pronounce the written m in this word? columns

Related Lessons:

  1. Silent B + audio quiz
  2. Silent GH + audio quiz
  3. Silent H + audio quiz
  4. Silent G + audio quiz
  5. Silent K + audio quiz
  6. Silent L + audio quiz
  7. Silent M & N + audio quiz
  8. Silent P + audio quiz
  9. Silent S + audio quiz
  10. Silent T + audio quiz
  11. Silent W + audio quiz
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  4. Hello Eva,

    In question 1 and 7, we pronounce the “m” in column and solemnly. The “n” is the silent letter.

    sincerely,

    MACC English Class

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