Silent Letters Words in the English Language

There are some silent letters words in the English language. Because it’s a foreign language, they become a problem for many learners. Taking the convenience of the students into consideration, a number of words have been introduced here. You have to get command of such words through continuous study and practice. These will help you improve your English speaking.

‘B’ Silent

Generally, when ‘b‘ comes after ‘m‘ or before ‘t‘ in any word, it is not pronounced.

For example:

Bomb	Tomb
Comb	Dumb
Lamb	Debt
Thumb	Doubt

‘C’ Silent

In general, ‘c‘ is silent in the words having ‘e‘ or ‘i‘ after it.

For example:

Scent	Scene
Science	Scissors

‘D’ Silent

When ‘d‘ comes before ‘g‘ in any word, it is often silent.

Edge	Grudge
Hedge	Budget
Ledger	Bridge

‘G’ Silent

It is often silent in the words having ‘n‘ after it.

For example:

Reign	Sign
Resign	Design
Malign	Benign

Note: If there is a vowel after ‘n‘, ‘g’ will be pronounced.

For example:

Signal

Signature

Significant

‘Gh’ Silent

There are a number of words in the English language in which ‘g‘ and ‘h‘ together i.e, ‘gh‘ is silent. In simple words, if there are ‘gh‘ and ‘ght‘ at the end of a word, ‘gh‘ is silent.

For example:

High	Sigh
Thigh	Though
Through	Bought
Caught	Brought
Laugh	Fought
Taught	Fight
Bright	Delight
Slight	Might
Knight	Thought

‘K’ Silent

If there is ‘k‘ before ‘n‘ in any word, it is silent.

For example:

Know	Knife
Knot	Knock

‘L’ Silent

Generally. ‘l‘ is not pronounced if it comes before m, f, k or d in any word.

For example:

Palm	Psalm
Half	Talk
Would	Could
Calm	Balm
Calf	Folk

‘N’ Silent

If ‘n‘ comes before ‘m‘ in any word, it is not pronounced.

Autumn	Column
Condemn	Hymn

‘P’ Silent

‘P‘ is often silent before ‘n‘ and ‘s.’

For example:

Pneumonia

Pneumatics

Psalm

Pseudo

‘T’ Silent

‘T‘ is often silent in the words ending in ‘ten.’

For example:

Hasten	Listen
Often	Soften

‘W’ Silent

If ‘w‘ follows ‘r‘ in any word, we don’t generally pronounce it.

For example:

Wrong	Wrap
Write	Wrist

Now, it’s your turn to write what you know in the comments.

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