English words are not always pronounced as you write. Sometimes the pronunciation of a word changes over the years, but the spelling remains the same.
List of all silent letters
Here are all the silent letters in red that are not pronounced:
1. Do not pronounce the letter "A" in these words:
- Bread
- Tread
- Artistically
- Logically
- Musically
- Romantically
- Stoically
2. Do not pronounce the letter "B" in these words:
- Climb
- Plumber
- Debt
- Doubt
- Bomb
- Comb
- Crumb
- Dumb
- Lamb
- Limb
- Numb
- Plumb
- Thumb
- Tomb
3. Do not pronounce the letter "C" in these words:
- Science
- Scissors
- Indict
- Acquire
- Acquit
- Blackguard
- Czar
- Victual
- Yacht
4. Do not pronounce the letter "D" in these words
- Handkerchief
- Handsome
- Wednesday
5. Do not pronounce the letter "E" in these words
- leave
- give
- Imagine
- Plaque
- Vegetable
- Bridge
- Clothes
6. Do not pronounce the letter "G" in these words:
- Sign
- Phlegm
- Align
- Champagne
- Diaphragm
- Gnaw
- High
- Reign
- Though
7. Do not pronounce the letter "H" in these words:
- Honestly
- Honor
- Rhyme
- Ghost
- Rhythm
- Right
- Drought
- Eight
- Weigh
- Exchast
- Hour
- Herb
- Thailand
8. Do not pronounce the letter "I" in these words:
- Suit
- Business
- Parliament
9. Do not pronounce the letter "K" in these words:
- Knowledge
- Knock
- Knife
- Knight
- Knee
- Know
- Knit
- Knob
- Knot
- Knuckle
10. Do not pronounce the letter "L" in these words:
- Colonel
- Kernel
- Could
- Should
- Would
- Calf
- Half
- Chalk
- Talk
- Walk
- Calm
- Palm
- Psalm
- Folk
11. Do not pronounce the letter "N" in these words:
- Autumn
- Chimney
- Government
- Column
- Damn
- Hymn
- Limn
- Solemn
12. Do not pronounce the letter "O" in these words:
- Enough
- Rough
- Tough
- Colonel
- Jeopardy
- Leopard
- People
- Sophomore
- Computer
- Mobile
13. Do not pronounce the letter "P" in these words:
- Pneumonia
- Pneumatic
- Psalm
- Psyche
- Psychology
- Receipt
- Corps
- Coup
- Cupboard
- Raspberry
14. Do not pronounce the letter "R" in these words:
It is pronounced in American English in any word, and it is pronounced when speaking in British English if it is in the beginning of the word only.
These are some of them:
- Butter
- Finger
- Surprise
- Water
- Computer
15. Do not pronounce the letter "S" in these words:
- Patios
- Aisle
- Apropos
- Debris
- Isle
- Island
16. Do not pronounce the letter "T" in these words:
- Ballet
- Castle
- Whistle
- Asthma
- Castle
- Listen
- Whistle
- Apostle
- Beret
- Chevrolet
- Depot
- Wrestle
- Trestle
- mortgage
- Apostle
17. Do not pronounce the letter "U" in these words:
- Guard
- Guide
- Guitar
- Guilty
- League
- Biscuit
- Tongue
- Guess
- Laugh
- Colleague
- Dialogue
- Catalogue
- Build
18. Do not pronounce the letter "W" in these words:
- Who
- Whole
- Write
- Wrong
- Two
- Sword
- Wrist
- Answer
- Wrack
- Wraith
- Wrangle
- Wrap
- Wreath
- Wren
- Wrench
- Wrinkle
- Wrought
19. Do not pronounce the letter "U" in these words:
- Guard
- Guide
- Guitar
- Guilty
- League
- Biscuit
- Tongue
- Guess
- Laugh
- Colleague
- Dialogue
- Catalogue
- Build
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