Silent Letter

Silent Letter

Silent letters are letters that you can't hear when you say the word, but that are there when you write the word.

The letter in bracket is not pronounced so that these are called as silent letters.

B

b: clim(b), com(b), plum(b)er, thum(b), tom(b), num(b), su(b)tle, dou(b)t, de(b)t, crum(b),

C

c: mis(c)ellaneous , mus(c)le , obs(c)ene , resus(c)itate , s(c)enario , s(c)ene , s(c)ent , s(c)issors, cons(c)ious

CH

ch: ya(ch)t

D

d: han(d)kerchief, san(d)wich, We(d)nesday, han(d)some, e(d)ge, bri(d)ge, a(d)jective

E

e: ev(e)ry, ev(e)ning, diff(e)rent, sev(e)ral, inter(e)sting, veg(e)table, lit(e)rature, temp(e)rature

G

g: si(g)n, forei(g)n, champa(g)ne, desi(g)n, (g)nome, (g)nat , (g)naw , (g)nome , (g)nu , rei(g)n , resi(g)n

GH

gh: hi(gh), ri(gh)t, ni(gh)t, mi(gh)t, si(gh)t, bou(gh)t, thou(gh)t, cau(gh)t, ou(gh)t, dau(gh)ter, wei(gh), nei(gh)bour, strai(gh)t, fi(gh)t, dou(gh)

H

h: (h)onest, (h)our, (h)onour, (h)eir, g(h)ost, w(h)at, w(h)ether, sc(h)eme , sc(h)ool , stomac(h) , tec(h)nical , tec(h)nique ,tec(h)nology, c(h)emical, c(h)lorine , c(h)oir , c(h)olera , c(h)ord , c(h)orus , C(h)ristian , C(h)ristmas , c(h)rome , ec(h)o

K

k: (k)nife, (k)now, (k)nock, (k)not, (k)nee, (k)nuckle, (k)nickers, (k)knowledge, (k)night, (k)napsack, (k)neel, (k)nit , (k)nob , (k)nock

L

l: sa(l)mon, ca(l)m, wou(l)d, cou(l)d, shou(l)d, wa(l)k, ha(l)f, pa(l)m, cha(l)k

M

m: (m)nemonic

N

n: autum(n), dam(n), hym(n), gover(n)ment , colum(n) , condem(n) , dam(n) , hym(n) , solem(n)

P

p: cu(p)board, (p)sychiatry, (p)sychology, cou(p), (p)neumonia, (p)neumatic, recei(p)t

S

s: i(s)land, i(s)les, ai(s)le

T

t: lis(t)en, fas(t)en, of(t)en, whis(t)le, cas(t)le, Chris(t)mas, sof(t)en, mor(t)gage, apos(t)le

bris(t)le ,bus(t)le , cas(t)le ,fas(t)en, hus(t)le , nes(t)le ,rus(t)le , wres(t)le

U

u: g(u)ess, g(u)ard, g(u)ilt, g(u)itar, tong(u)e, g(u)est, bisc(u)it , b(u)ild , b(u)ilt , circ(u)it , disg(u)ise

W

w: ans(w)er, (w)rite, (w)rong, (w)ring, (w)rinkle, (w)rist, (w)retched, (w)restler, s(w)ord, (w)hole,(w)rack , (w)rap , (w)rath , (w)reak , (w)reath , (w)reck

                                       Exercises

Choose the right answer 

The letter G is silent in the word     

1.       agnostic

2.       gnome

3.       ignition

4.       resignation

2. The letter L is silent in the word     

1.       halves

2.       shelves

3.       valves

4.       wolves

3. The letter W is silent in the word     

1.       swivel

2.       tweezer

3.       whale

4.       wriggle

4. The letter T is silent in the word     

1.       ballet

2.       ballot

3.       billet

4.       bullet

Underline the correct answer

Q1 - Which letter is silent?- Knife

1.       k

2.       f

Q2 - Which letter is silent?- Through

1.       g

2.       h

3.       g + h

Q3 - Which letter is silent?- Plumber

1.       m

2.       b

Q4 - Which letter is silent?- Debt

1.       b

2.       t

Q5 - Which letter is silent?- Night

1.       g

2.       h

3.       g + h

Q6 - Which letter is silent?- Doubt

1.       b

2.       t

3.       b + t

Q6 - Which letter is silent?- Doubt

1.       b

2.       t

3.       b + t

5. The letter P is silent in the word    

1.       conscript

2.       excerpt

3.       intercept

4.       receipt

6. The letter B is silent in the word     

1.       dumbness

2.       humbly

3.       nimbus

4.       stumble

7. The letter S is silent in the word     

1.       aisle

2.       moisten

3.       psychiatry

4.       raspberry

Underline the silent letter

Knuckle, wrestle, dumb, knee, honest, Wrapper, kneel, answer, know, wrapper, Numb, wrong, chemist, wrist, wrinkle, rhyme, wheat, when, crumb

Q7 - Which letter is silent?- Chemistry

1.       c

2.       h

Q8 - Which letter is silent?- Parliament

1.       i

2.       the second a

Q9 - Which letter is silent?- Acquaintance

1.       c

2.       q

Q10 - Which letter is silent?- Psychology

1.       p

2.       s

Q11 - Which letter is silent? - Marriage

1.       i

2.       a

Q12 - Which letter is silent? - Thumb

1.       h

2.       m

3.       b

Q13 - Which letter is silent? - Knee

1.       k

2.       n