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You can use any letters since it's just like variables in math. They don't really mean anything but you can substitute them to shorten things and to stand for expressions. However, the first letters of the alphabet are often used according to the order they are normally arranged. For example: abb acc ddeeff (for Pindaric odes)
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∙ 12y agoThe most common "silent letters" (they influence pronunciation of other vowels) are the letters E that follow a vowel and a consonant (e.g. date, bite, dote, cute). A pair of consonants GH is silent in words such as fight, height (also silent E), and fought.
Here are some other silent letter words (see related questions):
Silent A : beat, heat, and other AI/EA/OA pairs: aisle, team, spread, heaven, boat, cocoa
Silent B : (MB and BT words) dumb, thumb, tomb, debt, doubt, subtle
Silent C : indict, brick, black (CK pair), scene, science, yacht (silent CH)
Silent D : badge, fudge, Wednesday
Silent E (see above) also :giraffe, pairs such as pie, floe, blue
Silent F : only double FF
Silent G (see above, with H) also: gnat, gnome, sign, campaign, foreign, diaphragm, design
Silent H (see above, with G in high, sigh, weigh, sleigh) also: ghost, rhyme, rhombus, rhododendron, scheme;
what, where, wheat and other WH words, and "lost" H sounds in hour and honor
Silent I : AI words such as aim, laid, pail, pain; EI/IE pairs in believe, receive; UI in juice, sluice
Silent J : (none?)
Silent K : KN words such as knife, knight, knee, knowledge
Silent L : calf, half, could, would, should, salmon; AW sound in walk, talk, solder.
(* the L has a different sound in calm, palm, yolk, but is not silent)
Silent M : mnemonics
Silent N : MN pairs, such as autumn, condemn, solemn, column, hymn
Silent O : EO pairs such as people, jeopardy, leopard
Silent P (not including PH which has an F sound): pneumonia, ptomaine, pteradactyl, raspberry, receipt, psalm, psychic, psychology, and pseudonym.
Silent Q : (none?)
Silent R : February (some dialects)
Silent S : island, aisle
Silent T : castle, mortgage, listen, kitchen, soften, tsar, tsunami, whistle, and Christmas;
also CH pairs in watch, stitch, clutch, and words from French: depot, potpourri, Ballet
Silent U : not counting the QU words like squash, squeeze; there is queue (pronounced "Q"), and also vowel pairs like guess, gauge, laugh, guide, build, guild, buoyant, league, plague (silent UE)
Silent V: (none?)
Silent W : sword, two, who, answer, and OW pairs, bow, flow, window, shadow
Silent X : (none -- makes Z sound leading syllables)
Silent Y : ending as with E, in vowel pairs: bay, day, pay, clay, obey, key
Silent Z : only double ZZ
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∙ 8y agoThe letter "n" is not pronounced, therefore, it is the silent letter in the word "hymn".
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∙ 12y agoThere are no individual silent letters, they only become silent when they form part of a word, such as the letter 'p' in Psychotic and the letter 'u' in colour.
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∙ 13y agoMany words (for example, "example") have a silent "e" at the end.
Weigh has silent "g" and "h".
Doubt has a silent "b".
Afghanistan has a silent "h".
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∙ 6y agoThe first 'h' is silent. The word is pronounced 'rithum'
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It is y because when you say the word hymn it doesn't pronounce the y.
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what is a silent consonant for hymnal
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What are all the words that have slient consonants?
Silent consonants are words that are spelled with silent letters. Example: Knife - the k is silent - and it is pronounced "nife" but is spelled knife
What is the silent letters of subtle?
The letters b and e are silent in subtle.
What is the silent letter in the word horn?
There are no silent letters, all letters are sounded.
Which letters are silent in wrestle?
The 'w' is silent.
What are the silent letters in pslam?
P + L are the silent letters. The word is pronounced like "Sam"
What are all the words that have slient consonants?
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Which letter is silent in the words:WeekWonFlower BlewDew?
In the words provided, the silent letters are as follows: In "Week," there are no silent letters. In "Won," the letter "W" is silent. In "Flower," there are no silent letters. In "Blew," there are no silent letters, and in "Dew," again, there are no silent letters.
What silent letters is in wrote?
The silent letter in the word "wrote" is the silent W.
What word has the most silent letters?
The word "queue" has the most silent letters, with all four of its letters being silent.
What is the silent letters of subtle?
The letters b and e are silent in subtle.
What is the silent letter in rhyme?
The silent letter in "rhyme" is the "h." The word is pronounced as "rye-m" in most English accents.
What is the silent letter in the word horn?
There are no silent letters, all letters are sounded.
How do you pronounce the Irish name Laragh?
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Which letters are silent in wrestle?
The 'w' is silent.
Which letter is silent in the word should?
The L is silent, with the pronunciation (shood) to rhyme with hood.
What are silent letters on the word punctuation?
In the word "punctuation," the silent letters are "u" and "a." The "u" is silent, as it is not pronounced in the word. The "a" is also silent, as it does not have a distinct sound in the word.
How do you teach silent letters?
Teach silent letters by explaining that some letters are present in the spelling of words but are not pronounced when speaking. Provide examples of common words with silent letters. Practice identifying and spelling words with silent letters through exercises, games, and reading activities.
