Video | Silent B

Hi!

This is Amy, with Go Places English and today I want to talk about the pronunciation of the Silent B in American English.

Sometimes, the letter B in a word is silent. This is often the case with words that end in MB, but not always. Let’s look at words with a silent B, and practice saying these words together. Repeat aloud with me.

Climb

Comb

Debt

Dumb

Bomb

Lamb

Crumb

Numb

Thumb

Tomb

Plumber

Doubt

Catacomb

Limb

Subtle

Succumb

Womb

Good job!

Test your pronunciation skill and record yourself saying the SILENT B words. Play back your recording and compare your pronunciation to mine. You can find the list of SILENT B words in the description of this video.

Can you think of other words where the B is silent? Write them in the comments!

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