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Silent Letters in The English Language: RP 1: Pronunciation
Silent Letters in The English Language: RP 1: Pronunciation
Silent C
Lamb /lm/
Muscle /'msl/
Silent D
Silent E
Silent G
Edge /ed/
Love /lv/
Champagne/m'pen/
Thumb /m/
Hedge /hed/
Hope /hp/
Foreign /'f:rn
Numb /nm/
Wednesday/'wenzde/
Hate /het/
Sign /san/
Crumb /krm/
Handsome /'hnsm/
Like /lak/
Sigh /sa/
Bomb /b:m/
Badge /bd/
Site /sat/
Feign /fen/
Comb /km/
Wedge /wed/
Write /rat/
Resign /r'zan/
Plumber /'plmr/
Sandwich /'snwt /
Gave /gev/
Design /d'zan/
Limb /lm/
Drive /drav/
Gnome /nm/
Tomb /tu:m/
Make /mek/
Debt /det/
Doubt /dat/
Silent GH
Silent H
Silent K
Silent T
Silent U
When following W
and at the
beginning of many
words
When followed by N at
the beginning of a word
Thought /:t/
What, When,
Why...
Whether
Knife /naf/
Fatsen /'fsn/
Guest /gest/
Knee /ni:/
Castle /'ksl/
Guess /ges/
/'we(r)/
Know /n/
Listen /'lsn/
Guitar /g't:r /
Fight /fat/
Ghost /gst/
Knock /nk/
Christmas/'krsms/
Guard /g:rd /
Light /lat/
Honest /':nst /
Knot /nt/
Mortgage/'m:rgd/
Building /'bld/
Daughter/'d:tr /
Hour /ar /
Knob /nb/
Soften /'s:fn/
Guilty /'glti/
Through /ru:/
While /wal/
Knickers /'nkrz/
Often /':fn/
Rogue /rg/
Weigh /we/
White /wat/
Knuckle /'nkl/
Whistle /'wsl/
Vogue /vg/
Weight /wet/
Rhythm /'rm/
Knight /nat/
Thistle /'sl/
Biscuit /'bskt/
Honor /'nr/
Knack /nk/
Tongue /t/
Heir /er/
Guidance /'gadns/
Might /mat/
Right /rat/
Disguise /ds'gaz/
Herb* /:rb/
Silent W
Silent S
Silent N
Silent P
Silent L
At the beginning of a
word followed by an R
and with these three
pronouns
Before L in the
following words
Wrap /rp/
Island /'alnd/
Autumn /':tm/
Psychiatrist/s'katrst/
Talk /t:k/
Wrong /r:/
Isle /al/
Hymn /hm/
Pseudo /'su:d /
Walk /w:k/
Wrist /rst/
Aisle /al/
Damn /dm/
Psychology/sa'k:ldi/
Calm /k:m/
Pseudonym /'su:dnm/
Half /hf /
Pneumonia /n'mnj/
Would /wd/
Psychotic /sa'k:tk /
Could /kd/
Write /rat/
Who /hu:/
Whose /hu:z/
Whom /hu:m/
Sword /s:rd/
Column /'k:lm/
Should /d/