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Q: What letter is silent in the words calf and salmon?
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Is the L silent in the word folk?

Not exactly. Although the L is not distinctly sounded in some dialects, its presence affects the sound of the O, making it OAK. You can see this in the AWK sound in "talk" and the AW sound in "solder." The L is actually silent in the words salmon, calf, half, could, and would.


What four letter words rhyme with raff?

Calf, gaff,


What are four letter words with second letter a and the fourth letter f?

calf is one barf another


What word has silent l?

Here are some rules to silent L words: 1.) If a word ends with "alm", "alk" or "alf", then the L becomes silent. 2.) If a word ends with "ould", "olk", then the L becomes silent. Here are some examples of words with silent L: 1.) Talk 2.) Walk 3.) Chalk 4.) Half 5.) Folk 6.) Yolk 7.) Calm 8.) Palm 9.) Balm 10.) Balmy 11.) Calf 12.) Almond 13.) Salmon 14.) Could 15.) Would 16.) Should


What words are spelled with l but l is silent?

There are none.The double L in llama is not technically silent. The LL is a separate "letter" pronounced as Y in Spanish. When the word was picked up in English, most people pronounced it as (lah-ma) because there is no separate LL sound.This is also seen in the word "llano" (prairie), pronounced (lah-no) whereas the Spanish term is llanos (yah-nos).


What are some words with a short a vowel sound?

Words a short A : grass, racoon, dragon, crab, apple, rabbit, cat, bat, calf. A words (silent E) : have, calve AI words : plaid AU words : laugh


What are some words that end in the letter F?

Beef, leaf, puff, poof, half, calf, stiff,


What are some words that begin with the letter C and end with the letter F?

* calf * cuff * cliff * clef * chef * chief * chuff * chaff


How do you change a calf to a bull by changing one letter at a time?

Calf Call Ball Bull


What are some eight letter words with 1st letter C and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter L and 4th letter F and 6th letter I?

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern CALF-I--. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter L and 4th letter F and 6th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: calflick calflike


Does a salmon or a whale produce more young at once?

Salmon spawn, laying all their eggs at once before dying. Whales give birth to a single calf at a time, although smaller species occasionally have twins. So, salmon have more young at once.


A four letter word that starts with c?

Well, I can provide a few words to get you started: cabal, cafe, cage, calm, cake, and calf.