What are some words with a silent j?

Answer 1

Go, gal, gallant, galaxy, galley, gallon, gallop, gambit, gamble, gap, garage, garden, garlic, gather, gas, gaze, generate, generous, gentle, genteel, gentle, get, ghetto, ghost, gift, gifted, giggle, gin, ginger, give, giving, glamorous, glass, glue, gnash, gnaw, go, goat, god, godson, Golf, gorgeous, gospel, got, govern, grab, graceful, grass, gray, grease, great, grease, greet, grin, grind, grip, groan, ground, group, grow, guard, guess, guide, guitar, gun, guzzle and gym are words. They begin with the letter g.

Answer 2

Some examples of words with a silent "j" include "hijack," "hallelujah," and "Djibouti." In these words, the "j" is present in the spelling but is not pronounced when spoken. The silent "j" often occurs in loanwords from other languages such as Arabic or French.

Answer 3

All of the words that use the consonant pair KN :

knack
knee, kneed, knead, knew
knife, knight, knit
knock, knoll, know, knot
knurl

Compound words
penknife, unknown, acknowledge

Answer 4

* bright * thought * although * though * thorough * plough * neighbor * sleigh * high * sigh * height * night * straight * weight * weigh * plight * right * sight * tight * slight * drought * flight * fright * thigh

Answer 5

Some words with a silent G are gnat, gnome, sign, campaign, reign, foreigner diaphragm, design, resign, gnaw

Answer 6

There are no silent J's in English, but some adopted foreign words have them.

JU is pronounced as W in Spanish (Juan, marijuana) and Y in words such as "hallelujah."

Answer 7

Gnaw, gnash, gnome, gnomon.
gnome gnu gnat gnaw gnomic gnarl gnarly gnawing

Answer 8

giggle, gall, giggly,gibbon, gizzard, gladden, glassware, glass, globetrotter, gobble,goodness,grass, grasshopper

Answer 9

gnash gnaw gnome gnat gnarly