Silent Letters

Silent letters are letters you can not hear when you say the

word and this caused in difficulties in  pronunciation and

spelling . 

-The letter B is silent in the combination "mb" found at the end

of the word . For example : comb , lamb , limb ,bomb.

-The letter C is silent in "sc" found at the beginning of a word

before "i,e and y". For example : scythe, muscle, scientist.

-The letter D is silent in the following words: sandwich,

Wednesday.

-The letter G is silent in "gn" found at the end of a word . For

example : design , campaign, resign .

-The letter H is silent in the combination "rh" found at the

beginning of a word and also in the combination "wh". For

example :rhetoric, rhythm, when , while.

-The letter K is silent in the combination "kn" found at the

beginning of a word .For example : know , knowledge, knee.

-The letter L is often silent before "d, f ,m and k"found at the

beginning of a word . For example : could , behalf , walk,

salmon.

-The letter P is silent in "ps" and "pn" found at the beginning

of a word . For example : psychologist, pneumatic.

-The letter S is silent in these words : aisle, island,

bourgeois .

-The letter T is silent in words ending in "stle" and "sten". For

example : castle, often .

-The letter W is silent in the combination "who" and "wr" found

at the beginning of a word . For example : who , whose,

wrist,write.

-The GH is silent in these words : right, neighbour,high,

daughter.

-The letter U is silent in these words : guilty, guide, guitar .