Because it's the English language. It doesn't have to make sense, it's just like that for the enjoyment of sadistic teachers. No offense to the sadistic teachers--I want to be an English teacher anyway!
The word iceland is mainly pronounce like iceland.two letters, "C" and "E" are not silent like iseland.because its a country name.so it's iseland not i-land.
Teach silent letters by explaining that some letters are present in the spelling of words but are not pronounced when speaking. Provide examples of common words with silent letters. Practice identifying and spelling words with silent letters through exercises, games, and reading activities.
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.
Because so we can pronounce it even better than rather having difficicult words to pronounce. Its a lot easier and I am in the top English group so here you go. That's your answer.
Languages such as English, French, Spanish, and Italian have silent letters in their words. Silent letters are often remnants of older pronunciations or borrowed words from other languages.
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"Silent letters" are letters found in the spelling of some words in a language ( like English and French ) , but these letters are not pronounced.Examples:* The letter "k" is not pronounced in these words: kneekneelknightknot* The letter "h" is not pronounced in: whalewhatwhitewhy* The letters in bold in the following words are silent letters: listenchalktalkwalk
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French has silent letters because the language has evolved over time, incorporating words from different origins. These silent letters often reflect the word's history or original pronunciation in another language.
Anagrams of "listen" include: Enlist Inlets Silent Tinsel
Silent letters are letters in words that are not pronounced when speaking due to historical or etymological reasons. They are usually left in the spelling of the word to indicate its origin, meaning, or to differentiate it from other words. Common examples include the 'k' in knee or the 'b' in thumb.
Silent consonants are words that are spelled with silent letters. Example: Knife - the k is silent - and it is pronounced "nife" but is spelled knife