Learn English with English, baby!

Join for FREE!

Social_nav_masthead_logged_in

English Forums

Use our English forums to learn English. The message boards are great for English questions and English answers. The more you contribute, the more all members can practice English!

:  

English Talk

Silent Letter

rusminah

rusminah

Malaysia

Silent Letter

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 / comb

Silent C

C is not pronounced in the ending "scle"

muscle

Silent D

D is not pronounced in the following common words:

Handkerchief / sandwich / Wednesday

Silent E

E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long.

Hope / drive / gave / write / site

Silent G

G is not often not pronounced when followed by an N

Champagne / foreign / sign / feign

Silent GH

GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many words

Thought / through / daughter / light / might / right / fight / weigh

Silent H

H is not pronounced when following W.

Some speakers whisper the H before the W.

What / who / when / where / whether / why

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent H

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

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Pronounced H

H is pronounced at the beginning of these common words. Use the article "a" with voiced H.

Hill / history / height / happy / hangover

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent K

K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word.

Knife / knee / know / knock / knowledge

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent L

L is often not pronounced before L, D, F, M, K.

Calm / half / salmon / talk / balk / would / should

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent N

N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word.

Autumn / hymn

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent P

P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix "psych" and "pneu".

Psychiatrist / pneumonia / psychotherapy / psychotic

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent S

S is not pronounced before L in the following words:

Island / isle

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent T

T is not pronounced in these common words:

Castle / Christmas / fasten / listen / often / whistle / thistle

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent U

U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel.

Guess / guidance / guitar / guest

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent W

W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R.

Wrap / write / wrong

<!-[if !supportEmptyParas]-> <!-[endif]->

Silent W

W is not pronounced with these three pronouns:

Who / whose / whom

07:40 AM May 13 2008 |

The iTEP® test

  • Schedule an iTEP® test and take the official English Practice Test.

    Take Now >

nicolei888

Philippines

are you reading the article?? It is mentioned there that the word "who" is pronounce as /hu/

06:30 AM May 13 2009 |