English is an interesting language to study. One of the peculiarities is its pronunciation. For example, English words are not pronounced as they are spelt. A good example is ‘oven’ which is pronounced as ‘are vern’ and not ‘old vern’. In this post I would like to share with readers the silent letters in certain English words. The letters is mute when we pronounce the words. Look at the following examples:
1 debt, plumber, subtle, doubt, climber [ b is mute or not pronounced]
2 descend, , science, scythe, scent, sceptre [ c is mute]
3 knight, knead , knob, knack, , knuckle [ k is mute]
4 sign, gnash, gnarl, design, gnaw [ g is mute]
5 honest, honour, exhaust, heir, exhibit [ h is mute]
6 almond, salmon, walk, alms, palm [ l is mute]
7 answer ,wriggle, wrath, wreck, writhe [ w is mute]
8 psychology, raspberry, pseudonym, pneumonia, psychiatry [ p is mute]
9 debris, island, isle, viscount, aisle [ s is mute]
10 often, fasten, glisten, listen, jostle [ t is mute]
11 biscuit, guard, circuit, guilt, guitar [ u is mute]
Who says English is a dull language to study?
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