Silent letters are letters that you can’t hear when you say the word, but that are there when you write the word.
| Silent letter | Words |
|---|---|
| b | bomb |
| climb | |
| debt | |
| subtle | |
| tomb | |
| womb | |
| c | ascent |
| descend | |
| disciple | |
| muscle | |
| obscene | |
| science | |
| d | bridge |
| edge | |
| handkerchief | |
| handsome | |
| ledger | |
| sandwich | |
| g | align |
| benign | |
| champagne | |
| foreign | |
| gnaw | |
| sign | |
| h | anchor |
| chaos | |
| charisma | |
| heir | |
| honest | |
| scheme | |
| k | knee |
| knife | |
| knight | |
| knock | |
| knot | |
| knowledge | |
| l | almond |
| behalf | |
| calf | |
| folk | |
| stalk | |
| yolk | |
| n | autumn |
| column | |
| condemn | |
| hymn | |
| solemn | |
| p | cupboard |
| psychology | |
| pneumonia | |
| pseudo | |
| psychotic | |
| receipt | |
| t | apostle |
| castle | |
| fasten | |
| glisten | |
| listen | |
| often | |
| u | antique |
| biscuit | |
| circuit | |
| disguise | |
| guilty | |
| rogue | |
| w | awry |
| playwright | |
| sword | |
| wrath | |
| wrestle | |
| wrist |
Some of these may sound like difficult silent words in English (or words with silent letters in them), but it’s only a matter of practice!
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