SILENT LETTERS IN SOME ENGLISH WORDS

Silent letters are everywhere in English

Silent B
‘B’ is silent when it is followed by ‘t’ as in  debt  or when the letter ‘B’ follows ‘m’ as in jamb.
Silent C
If ‘C’ is followed by ‘e’ , ‘i’ , or ‘y’ and follows ‘s’ , the ‘c’ is silent as in the words scent , science , and scythe .
Whenever ‘c’ and ‘k’ are together , ‘c’ is silent as in click
Silent D
If you see a word starting with ‘adj’ as in adjective or ending with ‘dge’ as in bridge , you don’t say the ‘d’ sound .
Silent E
Silent ‘e’ is the most important of all because the ‘e’ is not only silent , but also changes the other vowel’s sound.
In fat , bit , hop and cut the ‘a’ , ‘i’ , ‘o’ and ‘u’ are short
In fate , bite , hope and cute the ‘a’ , ‘i’ , ‘o’ and ‘u’ are diphthongs.
In rude the ‘ sounds like long ‘oo’ sound .
Silent K
The letter ‘k’ is always silent if it is followed by the letter ‘n’ as in the words knight , know and knee .
Silent G
The letter ‘g’ is silent if it is followed by either the letter ‘n’ or the letter ‘m’ as in the words assign , foreign , and diaphragm
Silent GH
When the letters ‘g’ ‘h’ and ‘t’ are together , Only pronounce the ‘t’ sound as in the words flight , fight and tight .
Silent H
If the ‘h’ is preceded by the letters ‘g’ , ‘k’ or ‘r’ the letter ‘h’ is silent as in the words ghost , khaki and rhino .
Silent L
If a word ends with ‘-alm’ , the letter ‘l’ become a silent letter and ‘a’ says the ‘ar’ sound as in palm
If a word ends with ‘-alk’ , the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘a’ says the ‘o’ sound as in talk
If a word ends with ‘-alf’ the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘a’ says the short ‘a’ sound as in half
If a word ends with ‘-ould’ the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘ou’ says the short ‘oo’ sound as in could
If a word ends with ‘-olk’ , the ‘l’ becomes a silent letter and ‘o’ says the long ‘o’ sound as folk
Silent P
If the letter ‘p’ is followed by ‘n’ or ‘s’ , then the letter , ‘p’ is silent as in the words pneumonia , psychology and psychiatric .
Silent N
When the letter ‘n’ follows the letter ‘m’ , ir does not say its sound as in the words solemn , autumn and hymn .
Silent S
The letter ‘s’ is silent when it is between the letter ‘i’ and the letter ‘l’ as in the words

island, aisle and isle .
Silent T
The letter ‘t’ is silent when it is followed by ‘ch’ or in the middle of the ‘s’ and ‘le’ , the ‘t’ is silent as in the words match and castle.
Silent U
Sometimes when ‘u’ after ‘b’, ‘q’ or ‘g’ and followed by ‘i’ , ‘a’ or ‘y’ as in the words build , guard , and guy , the letter ‘u’ is silent .
Silent UE
If a word ends with ‘que’ or ‘gue’ , the letters ‘ue’ are silent as in the words antique and vague .
Silent W
When the letter ‘w’ meets the letter ‘r’ . the ‘w’ is silent as in the words such as write and wrist .

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