Silent Letters in English

Silent A - Silent Letters in English

Silent letters are a common feature of English spelling, even though they seem strange at first. Silent letters are letters that you can’t hear when you say the word, but which are there when you write the word. This article takes a look at some of the most common silent letters in English and how to use them correctly.

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Some Silent Letters in English

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Silent A - Silent Letters in English

Silent A

  • Musically
  • Artistically
  • Logically
  • Romantically
  • Stoically

Silent B - Silent Letters in English

Silent B

  • Doubt Numb
  • Climb Comb
  • Crumbs Debt
  • Subtle Thumb
  • Tomb

Silent C - Silent Letters in English

Silent C

  • Scissors
  • Ascent
  • Disciple
  • Muscle
  • Acquire

Silent D - Silent Letters in English

Silent D

  • Handsome
  • Wednesday
  • Sandwich
  • Edge
  • Bridge

Silent G - Silent Letters in English

Silent G

  • Gnaw
  • Sign
  • Champagne
  • High, Light
  • Reign, Though

Silent H - Silent Letters in English

Silent H

  • Hour
  • Honest
  • Ghost
  • What
  • Honor

Silent L - Silent Letters in English

Silent L

  • Colonel
  • half
  • Calf
  • Chalk
  • Folk
  • Walk

Silent n - Silent Letters in English

Silent N

  • Condemn
  • Autumn
  • Column
  • Solemn
  • Damn
  • Hymn

Silent P - Silent Letters in English

Silent P

  • Pneumonia
  • Corps
  • Coup
  • Psychology
  • Receipt

Silent S - Silent Letters in English

Silent S

  • Debris
  • Aisle
  • Island
  • Apropos
  • Bourgeois

Silent U - Silent Letters in English

Silent U

  • Guilt
  • Colleague
  • Guard
  • Tongue Guess
  • Guitar Guide

Silent W - Silent Letters in English

Silent W

  • Wrist
  • Answer
  • Two
  • Whole Write
  • Who
  • Sword

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