Silent Final Consonants
Accent-Specific Coaching
For American Speakers
English already does this. You say ‘debt’ without the B. ‘Knight’ without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced. The rest are silent.
For British Speakers
English already does this. You say ‘debt’ without the B. ‘Knight’ without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced.
For Australian / NZ Speakers
English already does this. You say ‘debt’ without the B. ‘Knight’ without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced.
For Irish Speakers
English already does this. You say ‘debt’ without the B. ‘Knight’ without the K. French just does it more consistently. In Irish English, you already drop or soften final consonants more than other English speakers.
For Scottish Speakers
English already does this. You say 'debt' without the B. 'Knight' without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced. The rest are silent.
For Indian Speakers
English already does this. You say 'debt' without the B. 'Knight' without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced. The rest are silent.
For South African Speakers
English already does this. You say 'debt' without the B. 'Knight' without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced.
For Nigerian / W. African Speakers
English already does this. You say 'debt' without the B. 'Knight' without the K. French just does it more consistently. The CaReFuL Rule: C, R, F, L at the end are usually pronounced. The rest are silent.
Practice Words
Comment
how
Français
French
Beaucoup
a lot
Practice Sentence
Comment allez-vous?
How are you?
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