The "b" in "comb" is silent.
The word "comb" has a silent "b" at the end because it originally comes from the Old English word "Camb," which is where the "b" originated from. Over time, the pronunciation of the word changed, but the spelling remained the same.
Yes, "cone" is considered a long 'o' word. The 'o' in "cone" is pronounced as /oʊ/.
Some words that have a silent "b" at the beginning include subtle, plumber, and doubt.
The Spanish word "mono" means "monkey" and "peine" means "comb" in English. Together, "mono comb" would be translated as "monkey comb" in English.
The 'w' is silent in the word "answer".
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The word "comb" has a silent "b" at the end because it originally comes from the Old English word "Camb," which is where the "b" originated from. Over time, the pronunciation of the word changed, but the spelling remained the same.
I can't think of any such word. But it could be the word 'comb' written as it is heard, with a silent 'b'.
Yes, "cone" is considered a long 'o' word. The 'o' in "cone" is pronounced as /oʊ/.
The letter "M" is silent when it appears before the letter "B" in certain words, such as "comb" or "lamb."
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Some words that have a silent "b" at the beginning include subtle, plumber, and doubt.
In order to stretch the vowel. For example, comb without the b (com), would be pronounced in the same way as come. These silent letters stretch the vowels and prevent confusion.
lamb, comb, womb, dumb, jamb
comb = peine
difficult to explain in English. The "p" is basically silent. so it begins with comb and "toir" is like toile without the le and very delicate r, almost silent r. comb-toire Cotonniers is like "co" is like you'd say Co. short for company, that is it's a long o. Tonn is like the word "on" with a t. eee-air, a long e sound followed by the word air. the s is silent. alternatively think of it as tony+air comb-toire co-tonne-e-air comb-toire co-tony-air and des is like day de without the s is more like duh but said really fast