How do you say this word straight?
Is the G silent in length?
So, the “g” is not actually pronounced as a “g,” but it is not a “silent” letter either. It is actually pronounced in words such as “anger” and “linger”—but the same sort of thing does not happen in “strength” and “length” because of the “th” sound that follows immediately after.
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.
Is the G silent in hanger?
hanger – the thing you hang your clothes on. This one is pronounced without a hard ‘g‘, i.e. ‘hang-er’ (in IPA /hæŋə/ or /hæŋəɹ/). hanger – portmanteau of hungry + anger; the anger one has because one is hungry.