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Silent "a" is not a common occurrence in English, words with silent "a" are rare. However,
here are some examples:
"Ballet" (b-æ-l-e) - The letter "a" is silent
"Château" (sh-ɑ-t-o) - The letter "a" is silent
"Coupon" (k-u-p-ən) - The letter "a" is silent
"Bourgeois" (b-u-r-ʒ-w-ɑ) - The letter "a" is silent
"Hors d'oeuvre" (h-ɔ-r-d-ə-v-r) - The letter "a" is silent
"Memento" (m-ɛ-m-ən-t-o) - The letter "a" is silent
"Pâté" (p-ɑ-t-e) - The letter "a" is silent
"Salle" (s-æ-l) - The letter "a" is silent
"Café" (k-æ-f-e) - The letter "a" is silent
"Croissant" (kr-w-ɑ-s-ɑ-n) - The letter "a" is silent
As you can see the examples are mostly borrowed words from French and other languages
where the letter "a" is silent in the original word, but when it's spelled in English, it's kept to
maintain the original spelling.
Silent B examples in English pronunciation
"Debt" (d-e-t) - The letter "b" is silent
"Climb" (c-l-i-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Comb" (c-o-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Doubt" (d-o-u-t) - The letter "b" is silent
"Thumb" (t-h-u-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Numb" (n-u-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Dumb" (d-u-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Lamb" (l-a-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Crumb" (c-r-u-m) - The letter "b" is silent
"Bomb" (b-o-m) - The letter "b" is silent
In these examples, the letter "b" is usually silent when it is followed by "m" in the same
word. This is because the "b" and "m" are pronounced together as one sound "m". This is
also the case for other word that have the combination of "mb" in the end of the word like
"lamb, thumb, bomb, comb" and some words that have it in the middle like "climb, dumb,
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