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Unstressed vowels

Unstressed vowels. Word families. In some word families - such as sign, signal, signature, signpost - the silent letter is heard in some versions of the word, but not in others. This can give us clues when trying to spell the word with the silent letter. The next pages show some examples:.

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Unstressed vowels

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  1. Unstressed vowels Word families

  2. In some word families - such as sign, signal, signature, signpost - the silent letter is heard in some versions of the word, but not in others. This can give us clues when trying to spell the word with the silent letter. The next pages show some examples:

  3. definite Can you think of any more? infinity finish finite

  4. separately Can you think of any more? separatist separator inseparable

  5. desperate Can you think of any more? desperation desperado

  6. How did you do? See if you can learn more words using knowledge of word families.

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