English pronunciation does not allow certain consonant combinations to begin a word, and ps is one such. Others are pt and kn.
P....The letter P is silent as it is usually not pronounced.
(*excluding the words that begin with PH and have an F sound : pharmacy, phenol, photo) There is a silent P in pneumonia, ptomaine, pteradactyl, raspberry, receipt, and PS words such as psalm, psychology, and pseudonym.
The p is silent pronounced salm
The silent letter is P.
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The letter P is silent in the word psychology.
P....The letter P is silent as it is usually not pronounced.
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Some examples of English words with a silent P are pneumonia, pneumatic, psychic and psychiatrist.
In the word "psychology," the "P" is silent because it is derived from the Greek word "psyche." The English language borrowed this word along with its silent "P." In words like "pneumonia" or "psychiatry," the "P" is silent as well, following the same etymological pattern.
It is a P. As in Psychology, Psychometric etc....
The word rendezvous is the only word in the English Dictionary that has a silent z. It is pronouced, [rahn-duh-voo].
psychology - pronounced: sychology physics - pronounced: fysics phlegm - pronounced: flem :D xx
English pronunciation does not allow certain consonant combinations to begin a word, and ps is one such. Others are pt and kn.
Phthisic is pronounced tiz-ik so the ph and the second h are silent.
(*excluding the words that begin with PH and have an F sound : pharmacy, phenol, photo) There is a silent P in pneumonia, ptomaine, pteradactyl, raspberry, receipt, and PS words such as psalm, psychology, and pseudonym.
The p is silent pronounced salm