Tip 42: Silent Letters

We know that words are not always pronounced according to the way they are spelt. In many cases, this has to do with silent letters.

See if you have been saying these words correctly.

Silent "b"
bomb, climb, crumb, dumb, lamb, limb, numb, plumber, thumb, tomb, womb, debt, doubt, subtle, succumb, aplomb.

Silent "g"
gnat, design, sign, assign, reign, resign, gnarl, consign, align, gnash, gnaw, feign, cologne, benign, foreign, campaign, champagne

Silent "k"
knew, knack, kneel, knot, knowledge, knead, know, knit, knock, knife, knee.

Silent "w"
wrath, wrap, wrist, wrinkle, wring, wrench, write, wry, wreak, whole, two, whom, whose, playwright, wrestle, wreath, wrap, wrapper, sword, who

Silent "s"
fascinate, science, scent, descent, ascent, muscle, scene, obscene, conscience, isosceles, disciple, conscious, miscellaneous, scissors

Silent "h"
whack, whiff, while, whip, whine, whet, what, whim, wheel, whale, wheeze, wheat, whisk, whiskers, whirl, why, wharf, which, whisper, white

Silent "u"
baguette, biscuit, circuit, guitar, built, guinea pig, guide, guess, guise, queue

Silent "n"
condemn, solemn, autumn, column, hymn

Silent "t"
tsunami, often, soften, jostle, apostle, rustle, christen, bristle, wrestle, nestle, castle, whistle, bustle, moisten, listen, glisten, mortgage, hustle

Silent "p"
psychology

Silent "es"
shoppes