The SC pair forms an S sound in many words, and the CK pair is pronounced as a K. The pair CT is sometimes pronounced as T.
SC words
ccience, scientist, abscess, acquiesce, scissors, rescind, scene. scent, muscle, ascent, descent
CH words
yacht
CT words
indictment
Some proper names have a silent C such as Tucson.
cnidoblast noun Zoology .the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
4 words are czar, scent, indict and en banc
Scent
Crescent
Science
Scissors
Muscle
Scene
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No, the 'c' in "watching" is not silent. The 'h' changes the sound of the 'c', but it is not silent.
fraction
accumulate
The 'c' is silent in the word 'scissor'.
No there is not a silent letter in the word neck.
the silent letter is C :)
Silent consonants are also common, such as the "b" in "bomb", the "w" in "wright", the "k" in "knitting", the "n" in "damn", the "p" in "psychology", the "g" in "gnaw", and the "c" in "arctic" (sometimes).
silent letter is C
The u is silent in biscuit.
The C is the silent letter in chest.
In "science", the first C is silent. When the C is followed by an E, I, or Y, then it'll become a soft C, which sounds like an S. However, in this case, if the soft C follows an S, then the C becomes silent as it sounds quite redundant. However, you'll notice that there's another C, which is the second C near the end, which is soft.Science=Silent CScience=Soft CNow, you'll notice about the C thing, but the first C is termed silent.