English has a lot of silent letters. You’re probably familiar with silent P and silent B. But did you know that A can also be silent?
A is not pronounced in many adverbs that end in -ally.
Here’s a list of common -ally adverbs and their pronunciations.
Sounds Like
(Stress on the purple syllables)
Accidentally
ak·suh·den·tlee
Actually
ak·choo·lee
Artistically
aar·ti·sti·klee
Basically
bay·si·klee
Continually
kuhn·tin·you·lee
Critically
kri·tuh·klee
Digitally
di·juh·tlee
Genetically
juh·neh·tuh·klee
Logically
laa·ji·klee
Musically
myou·zuh·klee
Physically
fi·zuh·klee
Romantically
row·man·tuh·klee
Statistically
stuh·ti·stuh·klee
Stoically
stow·i·klee
Bonus Learning!
Don’t know the meaning of a word listed above?
1. Write it down.
2. Look up its meaning and write that down, too.
3. Draw a picture that will help you remember the word’s meaning.
4. Give your picture a caption and use the new word in your caption.