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This document discusses silent letters in the English language. It provides examples of letters that can be silent in certain contexts, including a, b, c, ch, d, e, g, gh, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, w, and y. Common patterns of silent letters are provided such as b silent after m, g silent before n, h silent at the beginning of words, and o silent before n. Over 40 examples of words containing silent letters are listed.

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SILENT LETTERS SILENT LETTERS EXAMPLES a is silent in Secretary - head - mountain - marriage b is silent: - After ¡®m¡¯ / - Before /t/ Climb Debt - subtle - doubt c is silent: - Before ¡®k¡¯ / ¡®t¡¯ - After ¡®s¡¯ Black Scissors - scene - muscle ch is silent in Yacht - d is silent in: Before ¡®g¡¯ in the same syllable Sandwich - Wednesday - handkerchief - handbag ¨C Badge - Bridge e is silent: - Usually at the end of words - Often before ¡®d¡¯ -Often before ¡®l¡¯ - Often before ¡®n¡¯ Every - camera - Tuesday ¨C Wednesday - temperature Pirate - more Lonely Oven g is silent: - Before ¡®m¡¯ / ¡®n¡¯ - In the ending ¡®-ing¡¯ Sign - gnome - phlegm - champagne Saying gh is silent: - Before ¡®t¡¯ - At the end of many words Neighbour- highway Straight - taught High - sigh - through
h is silent: - Sometimes at the beginning of words - Sometimes after ¡®w¡¯ - After ¡®g¡¯ / ¡®r¡¯ - At the end of words preceded by a vowel - Sometimes after ¡®t¡¯ Exhausting - exhibition Honest - heir What Ghost - Rhyme i is silent: - Sometimes before ¡®l¡¯ - Sometimes before ¡®n¡¯ Business k is silent before ¡®n¡¯ Know l is usually silent before ¡®d¡¯ / ¡®f¡¯ / ¡®m¡¯ / ¡®k¡¯ talk - salmon - should - half - would - could - calf - calm - m is silent in Mnemonic - n is silent after ¡®m¡¯ at the end of words Hymn - autumn - o is silent: Sometimes before ¡®n¡¯ chocolate - leopard - jeopardy - p is silent at the beginning of words with the suffix ¡®pneu¡¯ - Before ¡®s¡¯ Pneumatic Psalm - psychology Cupboard - receipt r is silent in Far - sure - work - garden - person - yesterday - myrrh - dark - horse - word - tired - iron - - A single " r " is usually silent between two vowels : are - s is silent before ¡®l¡¯ in some words Isle - aisle - island - t is silent in Listen ¨C Christmas - castle - often - fasten - thistle ¨C whistle - mortgage - u is silent after ¡®g¡¯ and before a vowel Plague Build - guild - biscuit w is silent at the beginning of words followed by ¡®r¡¯ Sometimes followed by ¡®w¡¯ Write - wrong Whole Sword- two- answer- dawn y is silent in prayer - mayor -

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  • 1. SILENT LETTERS SILENT LETTERS EXAMPLES a is silent in Secretary - head - mountain - marriage b is silent: - After ¡®m¡¯ / - Before /t/ Climb Debt - subtle - doubt c is silent: - Before ¡®k¡¯ / ¡®t¡¯ - After ¡®s¡¯ Black Scissors - scene - muscle ch is silent in Yacht - d is silent in: Before ¡®g¡¯ in the same syllable Sandwich - Wednesday - handkerchief - handbag ¨C Badge - Bridge e is silent: - Usually at the end of words - Often before ¡®d¡¯ -Often before ¡®l¡¯ - Often before ¡®n¡¯ Every - camera - Tuesday ¨C Wednesday - temperature Pirate - more Lonely Oven g is silent: - Before ¡®m¡¯ / ¡®n¡¯ - In the ending ¡®-ing¡¯ Sign - gnome - phlegm - champagne Saying gh is silent: - Before ¡®t¡¯ - At the end of many words Neighbour- highway Straight - taught High - sigh - through
  • 2. h is silent: - Sometimes at the beginning of words - Sometimes after ¡®w¡¯ - After ¡®g¡¯ / ¡®r¡¯ - At the end of words preceded by a vowel - Sometimes after ¡®t¡¯ Exhausting - exhibition Honest - heir What Ghost - Rhyme i is silent: - Sometimes before ¡®l¡¯ - Sometimes before ¡®n¡¯ Business k is silent before ¡®n¡¯ Know l is usually silent before ¡®d¡¯ / ¡®f¡¯ / ¡®m¡¯ / ¡®k¡¯ talk - salmon - should - half - would - could - calf - calm - m is silent in Mnemonic - n is silent after ¡®m¡¯ at the end of words Hymn - autumn - o is silent: Sometimes before ¡®n¡¯ chocolate - leopard - jeopardy - p is silent at the beginning of words with the suffix ¡®pneu¡¯ - Before ¡®s¡¯ Pneumatic Psalm - psychology Cupboard - receipt r is silent in Far - sure - work - garden - person - yesterday - myrrh - dark - horse - word - tired - iron - - A single " r " is usually silent between two vowels : are - s is silent before ¡®l¡¯ in some words Isle - aisle - island - t is silent in Listen ¨C Christmas - castle - often - fasten - thistle ¨C whistle - mortgage - u is silent after ¡®g¡¯ and before a vowel Plague Build - guild - biscuit w is silent at the beginning of words followed by ¡®r¡¯ Sometimes followed by ¡®w¡¯ Write - wrong Whole Sword- two- answer- dawn y is silent in prayer - mayor -