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Why are some letters silent, as in island?
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g: si(g)n, forei(g)n, champa(g)ne
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There was no si(g)n of the French champa(g)ne.
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gh: hi(gh), ri(gh)t, ni(gh)t, mi(gh)t, si(gh)t brou(gh)t, thou(gh)t, cau(gh)t, ou(gh)t, dau(gh)ter wei(gh), nei(gh)bour, strai(gh)t
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The hi(gh) and mi(gh)ty were not in si(gh)t that night.
I cau(gh)t some sa(l)mon and brou(gh)t them strai(gh)t to my dau(gh)ter.
My nei(gh)bour asked me how much I wei(gh)ed.
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h: (h)onest, (h)our, (h)onour, (h)eir
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"I'll be back in an (h)our," said the (h)eiress. But it was not an (h)onest or an (h)onourable ans(w)er.
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k: (k)nife, (k)now, (k)nock, (k)not, (k)nee, (k)nuckle, (k)nickers
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Did you know she has a (k)nife in her (k)nickers which could damage your (k)nuckles or your (k)nees?
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l: sa(l)mon, ca(l)m, wou(l)d, cou(l)d, shou(l)d, wa(l)k, ta(l)k, ha(l)f
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He cou(l)d wa(l)k for ha(l)f a mile and ta(l)k ca(l)mly about sa(l)monella poisoning for an (h)our and a half.
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n: autum(n), dam(n), hym(n), gover(n)ment
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He (w)rote a dam(n)ing report about the gover(n)ment's handling of the sa(l)monella crisis.
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p: cu(p)board, (p)sychiatry/(p)sychology,
(p)sychotherapy, (p)neumonia/(p)neumatic
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The (p)sychiatrist recommended (p)sychotherapy. "There's no med(i)cine in your cu(p)board will help you," she said. "Save that for (p)neumonia."
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s: i(s)land, i(s)les
Ireland is an i(s)and. The British I(s)les are not part of Ireland.
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t: lis(t)en, fas(t)en, of(t)en, whis(t)le, cas(t)le, Chris(t)mas
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Fas(t)en you sea(t) belts.
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How of(t)en do I have to say that? I can see you're not lis(t)ening when you're whis(t)ling.
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w: ans(w)er, (w)rite, (w)rong, (w)ring, (w)rinkle, (w)rist, (w)retched, (w)restler
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I feel (w)retched," said the (w)restler.
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"My (w)rist is all (w)rinkled. I can't (w)rite and who wou(l)d want to wrest(l)e with me now?"
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