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Silent Letters

Silent Letters. Here is a list of common letter combinations with silent letters. This list contains most of the silent letters that give English as a second language students difficulties. Silent B. B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word . climb
 crumb Dumb 
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Silent Letters

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  1. Silent Letters

  2. Here is a list of common letter combinations with silent letters. This list contains most of the silent letters that give English as a second language students difficulties.

  3. Silent B • B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word. • climb
 • crumb • Dumb • 
comb

  4. Silent C • C is not pronounced in the ending "scle" • muscle

  5. Silent D • D is not pronounced in the following common words: • handkerchief
 • Wednesday

  6. Silent E • E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long. • hope
 • Drive • gave • 
write
 • site

  7. Silent G • G is often not pronounced when followed by an N • Champagne • 
foreign
 • Sign • feign

  8. Silent GH • GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many words • thought • through • Daughter • 
light
 • might • right • fight • weigh

  9. Silent H • H is not pronounced when following W. Some speakers whisper the H before the W. • what
 • when • Where • whether • 
why

  10. H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the article "an" with unvoiced H. Here are some of the most common: • hour
honest
honor
heir
herb

  11. H is pronounced at the beginning of these common words. Use the article "a" with voiced H. • hill
 • history • Height • happy • 
hangover

  12. Silent K • K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word. • Knife • 
knee
 • know • knock • knowledge

  13. Silent L • L is often not pronounced before D, F, M, K. • calm
 • half • salmon • Talk • balk • would • 
should

  14. Silent N • N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word. • autumn
 • hymn

  15. Silent P • P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix "psych" and "pneu". • Psychiatrist • 
pneumonia
 • Psychotherapy • 
psychotic

  16. Silent S • S is not pronounced before L in the following words: • island
 • isle

  17. Silent T • T is not pronounced in these common words: • castle
 • Christmas • 
fasten
 • listen • often • whistle • thistle

  18. Silent U • U is not pronounced after G and before a vowel. • guess • Guidance • guitar • guest

  19. Silent W • W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R. • wrap
 • Write • 
wrong

  20. W is not pronounced with these three pronouns: • who
 • whose • whom

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