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This question really asks why English pronunciation appears to be inconsistent. English has its roots in a number of origins. Comb comes from Germanic roots, tomb from Latin to French to Middle English, and bomb from Greek to Latin to Italian to French.
The history of a word lingers in its spelling and pronunciation, much as people retain their accents and other elements of their roots even when they have come a long way from where they began.
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What words have a silent letter b?
Dumb, limb, jamb (as in a door jamb), bomb, tomb, climb, comb, crumb, doubt, plumber, thumb, lamb, numb, womb, succumb.
What vowel sound in toast is the a long or short and what is the o?
Comb
4 letter words ending in b?
bomb, comb, tomb, womb lamb, iamb, jamb limb, dumb, numb barb, garb crab, drab, grab, stab, swab daub
Does the word comb or log have the long o sound?
long o
Is comb a proper noun?
The Noun Comb is a common noun because it is not used a a beard comb or moustache comb.
What words start with silent b?
Some words that have a silent "b" at the beginning include subtle, plumber, and doubt.
What rhymes with Maycomb?
Some words that rhyme with Maycomb are tom, bomb, and mom.
Does comb have a short or long vowel sound?
"Comb" has a short vowel sound, pronounced as /kɒm/.
What is comb called in Hindi?
Comb is called "कंघी" in Hindi.
Does comb have a short o sound?
No, the word "comb" does not have a short "o" sound. In "comb," the "o" is pronounced with a short "ah" sound, as in "father."
Is comb the same sound as come?
No. Comb has a long vowel sound - KOHM - Come has more of a U sound - KUM
What words have the same vowel sound as odd?
The O has a short O (aah) sound, as in the rhyming words cod, god, nod, pod, rod, sod, and shod. The same sound is heard in the A words squad and wad.
What words have a silent b in them?
Some examples of words with a silent "b" include subtle, debt, doubt, and thumb.
Four letter words ending in B?
Arab, bomb, comb, dumb, flub, glob, herb, iamb, jamb, knob, lamb, pleb, stab, tomb, verb, womb
What words with silent with?
bomb, comb, climb, climber, crumb, debt, doubt, dumb, lamb, limb, plumb, plumber, thumb, subtle, womb, tomb.
What about the comb?
There are so many different types of combs. There's a rose comb, pea comb, single comb, v-shaped comb, walnut comb and a buttercup comb just to name a few.
What are the three objects in Tim tang level f?
tomb, comb, and bomb
