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For starters, you can check the dictionary for words that begin with h-, kn-, ph-, pn-, ps-, pt-, wr- and mn. But apart from this, here are some other words:
- aisle
- bdellium
- czar
- djembe
- Djibouti
- djinn
- euphrates
- gnarly
- gnat
- gnome
- herb
- herbivore
- honor
- hour
- knee
- kneel
- knickers
- knife
- knight
- knob
- knock
- knot
- know
- knowledge
- mdomo
- mnemonic
- ouija board
- pneumatic
- pneumonia
- psalm (as in The Bible)
- pseudonym
- psych
- psychic
- psychotic
- psychoneurotic
- psychosis
- pterodactyl
- who
- wren
- wrestle
- wright
- wrinkle
- wrinkly
- write
- wrong
- yiperite
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoSome words that start with silent letters:
aisle
euphoria, eugenics, Europe
gnat, gnome
knight, knit, knife, known
mnemonic
pneumonia, pneumatic
tsar
who
psychiatrist, psychologist
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∙ 12y agoSome silent letters reflect the history of their word's pronunciation, which may have changed since its spelling was established. The English word knife used to sound just like its French cousin canif. This feature also helps to show etymology: the English word knight is cognate with the German word Knecht.
Another example is that the pronunciation of EU in some words is simply the "long" U sound, so the names Eugene and the word euphemism do not pronounce the beginning E. The same applies to the P as well, in pneumonia.
Other silent letters indicate a change in the pronunciation of another letter. For example, the E in hope shows that the O sound is different from the O in hop.
So depending on the original language of an English word, it may not be spelled the way it is pronounced.
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∙ 11y agoBomb, Arctic, Rhythm, Knife, Balm, Hymn, Psaltery, Duvet, Wring
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∙ 15y agoknife, knight, knife, gnome, pterodactyl, psalm, wrestler, tsunami, aisle, kneel, mnemonic, pneumonia, Tchaivosky, knee, herbivore, knob, llama
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∙ 15y agopsychology, pseudo, know, knew, knight, psalm, hour
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∙ 14y agoI've got one:
asthma
Sorry, don't have any more at the moment!
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∙ 12y agoWhat is the word for words that start with a silent first letter
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∙ 13y agowrite, bite, like, love, hate, state, mate,
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Shakespeare characters last words the rest is silent?
"The rest is silent" were the last words of Hamlet.
What does you call first and last alphabet of a word?
Words don't have alphabets. They have letters. The first and last letters of a word od not have any special names in English.
What letters are silent in the word height?
E, G & the last H.
Words that have a silent v?
While no words come to mind, the famous professional football quarterback Brett Favre's last name has a silent 'v' in it.
What are the last 2 letters of the English language?
10 and 11
What are some more examples of rhyme?
Leaf-beefmash-cashlate-hateorange-door hinge :DExamples of rhyming words are words that sound like another word. For example, Let's take the word "Fat". Taking the last few letters, we think of words with the same ending letters.The last few letters of "Fat" are "at". Now, thinking of some words that end in "at". Here is a list:FATcatmatratsatchatthatbathatflatbratgnat (type of bug; g is silent)Hope you understood the meaning of rhymes with this example.
What words can be spelled with the letters t r o a u s l?
The 7-letter anagram of VTROSEL is "revolts". The letters can also spell other common English words such as "voters" and "strove".
What are 3 words that are 6 letters long and the last 5 letters of each word are the same but the words do not rhyme?
boughs, coughs, roughs
What are the last two words of the poem Maya?
The last two words of the poem "Maya" by Langston Hughes are "silent and alone."
Words that have the same three last letters but do not rhyme?
Onion Nation
What are the 2 last letters in the English language?
Y and Z are the last letters in the alphabet. W and J were the last letters to be added to the alphabet. Originally, the letter U was also used to represent the W sound, and the letter I to represent the J sound.
English word pronounced same if you take away last four letters?
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