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Journal Indonesian Journal of Education, Social Sciences and Research (IJESSR)Indonesian Journal of Education, Social Sciences and Research (IJESSR) Abstract

This research tries to investigate, analyse why new English learners produce English silent letters when they communicate. There are many new leaners of English can easily produce some non-standard English pronunciation dealing with those silent letters which may lead English Expert misinterpret the meaning which finally the standard English pronunciation based on either British or American English pronunciation. Winda P., at al, agree that one thing that always happened in the errors of speaking English is silence in a letter. They define silent letter as a letter which is not pronounced in a word, it is present in spelling but missed in pronunciation. While Podhaizer (1998), states that the silent letters are letters which are not sounded. Therefore, English learners, when facing with silent letter words, were often confused about the pronunciation. New learners don not realize that they make mistake in pronouncing several words when they communicate in English. English silent letters are that you must write that letter in some particular words, but you must not read it. If you do not write it the words is not complete and it is wrong word in terms of spelling. Then if you pronounce it, based on you un-conscious knowledge, automatically you then produce non-standard English pronunciation. Most new learners commonly make mistake in pronouncing the following words: For examples the words half, doubt, debt, combing, climbing, plumber and so on. Musa Abubakar clarifies that perfect pronunciation as one of the effective language skills in communication greatly affects teaching, learning and usage of English as a second language because it enhances transfer of information from source to target. Further, Bishnu P.M. defines that English is an un phonetic language. There is no match between the letter that we write and the sound we produce. Finally, the writer tries to list those silent letters derived from several different academic resources.

Conclusion

This research concludes that English silent letters consist of vowel and consonant letters, with more consonant silent letters than vowels.These silent letters appear based on the surrounding letters and have specific rules.Ignoring standard English pronunciation, particularly regarding silent letters, can lead to mispronunciation and misunderstanding.Every language expert agrees that any language has rules to follow, and learners must be aware of these rules to avoid errors.

Future Research

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