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Words with Silent Letters

Words with Silent Letters

Words with Silent Letters:-Are you looking for words with silent letters. You will find here a complete list of words with silent letters in English with pronunciation.

 

What is a silent letter?

In a particular word, a silent letter is a letter that does not correspond to any sound in the word’s pronunciation. One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters, they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.

 

Words with Silent Letters:-

Here is a list of common words with silent letters in English.

No.-1. Words with Silent Letter A

Artistically

Logically

Musically

Physically

Critically

No.2. Words with Silent Letter B

Aplomb

Bomb

Climb

Comb

Coulomb

Crumb

Debt

Doubt

Dumb

Jamb

Lamb

Limb

Numb

Plumber

Subtle

Succumb

Thumb

Tomb

Womb

 

Silent Letter In English

No.-3. Words with Silent Letter C

Abscess

Ascend

Ascent

Conscience

Conscious

Crescent

Descend

Disciple

Evanesce

Fascinate

Fluorescent

Muscle

Obscene

Resuscitate

Scenario

Scene

Scent

Science

Scissors

Transcend

No.-4. Words with Silent Letter D

Badge

Edge

Handkerchief

Handsome

Hedge

Sandwich

Wedge

Wednesday

No.-5. Words with Silent Letter E

Age

Breathe

Bridge

Change

Clothes

Gene

Hate

Like

Love

Please

Vegetable

No.-6. Words with Silent Letter G

Align

Assign

Benign

Campaign

Champagne

Cologne

Consign

Design

Feign

Foreign

Gnarl

Gnarly

Gnome

Reign

Resign

Sign

No.-7. Words with Silent Letter H

Ache

Anchor

Archaeology

Architect

Chaos

Character

Charisma

Chemical

Chlorine

Choir

Chord

Choreograph

Chrome

Echo

Ghost

Honest

Hour

Mechanic

Monarchy

Orchestra

Psychic

Rhythm

Scheme

School

Stomach

Tech

What

When

Where

Whether

Which

While

White

Why

 

List of words with Silent Letter

No.-8. Words with Silent Letter I

Business

Parliament

No.- 9. Words with Silent Letter K

Knack

Knead

Knee

Kneel

Knew

Knickers

Knife

Knight

Knitting

Knob

Knock

Knot

Know

Knowledge

Knuckle

No.-10. Words with Silent Letter L

Almond

Balm

Calf

Calm

Chalk

Could

Folk

Half

Palm

Salmon

Should

Talk

Walk

Would

Yolk

No.-11. Words with Silent Letter N

Autumn

Column

Damn

Hymn

No.-12. Words with Silent Letter P

Coup

Cupboard

Pneumonia

Pseudo

Psychiatrist

Psychic

Psychology

Psychotherapy

Psychotic

Raspberry

Receipt

 

Words With Silent Letters in English

No.-13. Words with Silent Letter S

Aisle

Island

Patios

No.-14. Words with Silent Letter T

Apostle

Bristle

Bustle

Butcher

Castle

Christmas

Fasten

Glisten

Hustle

Listen

Match

Moisten

Mortgage

Nestle

Often

Rustle

Scratch

Soften

Thistle

Watch

Whistle

Witch

Wrestle

No.-15. Words with Silent Letter U

Baguette

Biscuit

Building

Circuit

Disguise

Guard

Guess

Guest

Guild

Guile

Guilt

Guitar

Rogue

Silhouette

Tongue

Vogue

No.-16. Words with Silent Letter W

Answer

Awry

Playwright

Sword

Two

Whole

Wrack

Wrap

Wrapper

Wrath

Wreath

Wreck

Wreckage

Wren

Wrench

Wrestling

Wretched

Wriggle

Wring

Wrinkle

Wrist

Wrong

Wrote

 

 

 

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