Ingles

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 notpronounced 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 pronounced whenfollowed by an N
champagne
foreign
sign



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 isnot pronounced when following W. Some speakers whisper the H before the W.
what
when
where
whether
why
Silent H
H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the article "an" withunvoiced H. Here are some of the most common:
hour
honest
honor
herb
Silent K
K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word.
knife
knee
know
knock
knowledge
SilentL
L is often not pronounced before L, D, F, M, K.
calm
half
salmon
talk
walk
would
should
Silent N
N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word.
autumn
hymn
Silent P
P isnot pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix "psych" and "pneu".
psychiatrist
pneumonia
psychotherapy
psychotic
Silent S
S is not pronounced before L in the following words:island
isle
Silent T
T is not pronounced in these common words:
castle
Christmas
listen
often
whistle

Silent U
U is not pronounced before or after G and before a vowel.
guessguidance
guitar
guest

Silent W
W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R.
wrap
write
wrong
Silent W
W is not pronounced with these three pronouns:
who
whose
whom