Pronounciation Silent_letters

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Part 1

Some letters in some words are soundless ,such as /t/ in castle and kitchen. Does it have any special rule to learn them?

✳️ Here are the rules to help you understand when to use some silent letters, but remember there are usually some exceptions!

♻️ Silent B

Rule 1: B is not pronounced after M at the end of a word.

Examples:

limb, crumb, dumb, comb, bomb, thumb, climb, tomb

Rule 2: B is usually not pronounced before T at the end of a root word.

Examples:

debt, doubt, debtor, doubtful, subtle, subtleness

♻️ Silent C

Rule 1: C is not pronounced in the combination SC.

Examples:

Muscle, scissors, ascent, miscellaneous, fascinate, scenario  

Exceptions:

Sclera, asclepiad, sclerosis, muscovado, sceptic

Rule 2: C is usually redundant before the letters K or Q.

Examples:

Acquaintance, acknowledge, acquiesce, acquit

♻️ Silent D

Rule 1: D is not pronounced in the following common words:

Examples:

Handkerchief, Wednesday, sandwich, handsome

Rule 2: D is also not pronounced in the combination DG.

Examples:

Pledge, dodge, grudge, hedge

♻️ Silent E

Rule: E is not pronounced at the end of words, but instead elongates the sound of the vowel before it.

Examples:

Hope, drive, gave, write, site, grave, bite, hide

Exceptions:

Giraffe, brunette, cassette, gazelle

♻️ Silent G

Rule: G is not often not pronounced when it comes before N.

Examples:

Champagne, foreign, sign, feign, foreign, design, align, cognac

Exceptions:

Magnet, igneous, cognitive, signature

To be continued...

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Part 2

Some letters in some words are soundless ,such as /t/ in castle and kitchen. Does it have any special rule to learn them?

✳️ Here are the rules to help you understand when to use some silent letters, but remember there are usually some exceptions!

♻️ Silent GH

Rule 1: GH is not pronounced when it comes after a vowel.

Examples:

Thought, drought, through, thorough, borough, daughter, light, might, sigh, right, fight, weigh, weight

Exceptions:

Doghouse, foghorn, bighead

Examples:

rough, tough, laugh, enough, cough, clough, draught

♻️ Silent H

Rule 1: H is not pronounced when it comes after W (n.b. some speakers whisper the H before the W).

Examples:

what, when, where, whether, why

Rule 2: H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words

Examples:

hour, honest, honour, heir

Exceptions:

hill, history, height, happy, hereditary (Plus most other words beginning with H that are NOT of French origin – and remember to use the article “a” with voiced H)

Rule 3: H is often not pronounced when it comes after C, G or R.

Examples:

choir, chorus, ghastly, ghoul, aghast, echo, rhinocerous, rhythm

♻️ Silent K

Rule: K is not pronounced when it comes before N at the beginning of a word.

Examples:

knife, knee, know, knock, knowledge, knead

♻️ Silent L

Rule: L is not pronounced after the vowels A, O and U.

Examples:

calm, half, talk, walk, would, should, could, calf, salmon, yolk, chalk, folk, balm

Exceptions:

Halo, bulk, sulk, hold, sold, fold, mould

♻️ Silent N

Rule: N is not pronounced when it comes after M at the end of a word.

Examples:

Autumn, hymn, column, solemn

To be continued...

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Part 3

Some letters in some words are soundless ,such as /t/ in castle and kitchen. Does it have any special rule to learn them?

✳️ Here are the rules to help you understand when to use some silent letters, but remember there are usually some exceptions!

♻️ Silent P

Rule: P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the combinations PS, PT and PN.

Examples:

Psychiatrist, pneumonia, pneumatic, psychotherapy, psychotic, psychologist, pseudonym, Pterodactyl

♻️ Silent PH

Rule: PH is sometimes pronounced like F.

Examples:

telephone, paragraph, alphabet, epiphany, sophomore

♻️ Silent S

Rule: S is not pronounced before L in the following words:

Examples:

Island, isle, aisle, islet

♻️ Silent T

Rule: T is not pronounced in these common words:

Examples:

Castle, Christmas, fasten, listen, often, whistle, thistle, bustle, hasten, soften, rapport, gourmet, ballet

♻️ Silent U

Rule: U is not pronounced when it comes after G and before a vowel.

Examples:

guess, guidance, guitar, guest, guild, guard

♻️ Silent W

Rule 1: W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word when it is before the letter R.

Examples:

wrap, write, wrong, wring, wreck, wrestle, wrap, wrist

Rule 2: W is not pronounced in the following words:

Examples:

Who, whose, whom, whole, whoever, answer, sword, two