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Doubt, debt “b” is silent, “DOWT,” “DET”
Plumber “b” is silent, “PLUM-mer,”
but not in “lumber” or “slumber”
Pamphlets “ph” is pronounced as “f,”
“PAM-flits”
Receipt “p” is silent, “ruh-SEET”
Listen “t” is silent, “LIS-sen”
Could, Would, Should “l” is silent, “COOD,” “WOOD,”
“SHOOD”
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