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The word faux has a silent x, pronounced [foh].
The 's' ending the word Illinois is a silent 's'.
heir honor hour honest herbs
No, but in words ending in "W", it often sounds like a vowel.
loyal
Not sure which is the most prevalent, but here are some: the letter "g" which is silent when followed by an "n' at the beginning or end of words such as "gnash" and "gnome" and "benign" or resign". Not however when the syllables separate the letters, i.e., "dragnet". Another would be the silent "b" for words ending in "mb" like "bomb" "comb" Or the silent "c" in words / syllables beginning with "sc" as in "science" and "ascend" and "scissors". Seems like this might be the most frequent. And in American English, an "H" starting some words and secondary syllables, such as "honor" or "exhibit" or "exhaust" or "graham" Then there is the silent "k" when followed by "n" as in "knot, Knowledge, knives" Words ending in 'mn' -- silent 'n', like in "limn" "autumn" "condemn" Words with initial "wh" -- silent "H" -- "where, when, who" and with initial "wr" -- silent "w" -- as in "write" and 'wrench" Silent "t" for words ending in "stle" as in "castle" or "trestle"
stray.dicey gooey pay/day,say,may,
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You can find a silent s in French when:- it is at the end of words, (most often as a plural mark);- when the 's' is the mark of a verb ending in conjugations;
If you mean a silent "u," some of them are... guide intrigue (using the older spelling) several words ending in -gue, as catalogue. Also, certain words in which qu is pronounced as k rather than kw, as critique.
One exception to the silent e rule is when adding endings like -ed or -ing to words ending in a consonant and a silent e (e.g., write to writing). Another exception is with words where the final silent e is dropped before a suffix that starts with a vowel (e.g., change to changing).
The possessive singular of all English nouns, regardless of spelling, is formed by adding -'s: cross's ( pronounced just like the plural crosses).================================================================Many people will add 's to words that end in -s, it is not always correct and never correct for words ending in -ss. The general rule is that only an apostrophe is added to words ending in -s, -z or -x. Again, for plural words ending in -s just add the apostrophe.-'s is normally only added to words that end in -s where the -s is silent, e.g.Arkansas's new Governor; Illinois's former Governor; the Marine Corps's policy.