The letter "t" is often silent when it comes after the letter "s". One example of ths is the word "listen," which is pronounced "liss-en." Another example of a word with a silent "t" after an "s" is "apostle."
Some French words that have "gn" in them are "gnocchi" (a type of pasta), "mignon" (meaning cute or adorable), and "agneau" (meaning lamb).
The letter "h" is silent in the word "honesty" because it is a silent letter. In English, there are several words where the letter "h" is silent, and "honesty" is one of them. The silent "h" is a historical remnant from the word's origin in Old French.
Silent "d" sounds are when the letter "d" is not pronounced in certain words, such as "handkerchief" and "Wednesday." These words are exceptions to the typical pronunciation of the letter "d."
There are no commonly used words in English where the letter "o" is silent. However, there may be some words borrowed from other languages, like "doux" in French, where the "x" is pronounced instead of "ou".
The letter combination gn is not silent in the English language.# Gnu, pugnacious, ligneous, lignin, lignite, lignocaine, magnetic, magnanimous, magnificent, magnitude, magnolia, magnum, regnal, signature, signal, are a few examples of where they are not silent. # In align, gnash, gnarled, gnat, gnaw, gneiss, gnocchi, gnome, gnomon, gnostic, reign, sign, only the g of the gn is silent. For more information about silent letters in English words, see Related links below this box.
The letter "t" is often silent when it comes after the letter "s". One example of ths is the word "listen," which is pronounced "liss-en." Another example of a word with a silent "t" after an "s" is "apostle."
"Sign" has a silent G because there's a GN bond at the end of the word. The reason for the silent G here is to make the I sounds long. The I or O can sometimes be long when they come before 2 consonants and the GN bond is an example of making a long I sound.
The words that end with GN include align, sign, design, and malign, and also campaign, reign, and foreign.
Some French words that have "gn" in them are "gnocchi" (a type of pasta), "mignon" (meaning cute or adorable), and "agneau" (meaning lamb).
The p is silent pronounced salm
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In the words provided, the silent letters are as follows: In "Week," there are no silent letters. In "Won," the letter "W" is silent. In "Flower," there are no silent letters. In "Blew," there are no silent letters, and in "Dew," again, there are no silent letters.
The letter "h" is silent in the word "honesty" because it is a silent letter. In English, there are several words where the letter "h" is silent, and "honesty" is one of them. The silent "h" is a historical remnant from the word's origin in Old French.
In words starting with pt-, the p is silent (as pterygium). In words starting with PS-, also the p is silent (psycho-<whatever> or pseudo-<whatever>). In phthisis the pH is silent. I seem to be stuck on the letter "p" right now, but I am sure there are words with other silent letters.
deceive, believe, retrieve, juice
Here is a list of words with a silent "n" in alphabetical order:AutumnColumnContemnDislimnHymnMulticolumnLimnSolemnNote: Words that are considered to be rude are not included in the list.