Silent a
secretary separate
documentary elementary
Silent b
debt doubt crumb
dumb numb thumb
plumber tomb lamb
climb bomb comb
subtle
When is mb pronounced ?
bombing bomber
m-b separate syllables pronounced
bom-bard com-bine
crum-ble Dum-bo
Silent c
miscellaneous
victual indict !
muscle scissors
science
Silent CH
Silent d
handkerchief handsome
Wednesday
grandson sandwich
handsome landscape
Silent e
every desperate
temperature deliberate
different beverage interesting
opera miserable feud !
literatur, different, several, interesting
perhaps (or perhaps)
Silent h
exhaust exhibition
annihilate vehement vehicle
Silent i
Silent k
knock
3 consonant sounds
at the end of a word =
middle 'k' is silent
asked
Silent g
[There are many
campaign reign
foreigner diaphragm
sign design resign
signs signed
signing signer
g-n separate syllables pronounced
sig-nal sig-nature
re-sig-na-tion
Silent l
calf half salve
balm calm palm psalm
chalk talk walk
folks Lincoln almond salmon
balk
Silent m
mnemonic
Silent n
autumn hymn
damn solemn
column condemn
chimney
When do
we pronounce mn ?
m-n
separate syllables
pronounced
dam-na-tion au-tum-nal
hym-nal so-lem-ni-ty
Silent o
chocolate leopard
comfortable favorable
favorite laboratory
honorable honesty
Silent p
pneumonia pseudonym
psychiatrist psychologist
psalm
corps coup cupboard
raspberry receipt
Silent r
perhaps (or perhaps)
yesterday tired iron later
Silent s
aisle
island
debris
isle
fracas
Silent t
chestnut Christmas
fasten listen
often soften
mortgage
ricochet tsunami
thistle rapport
rustle
many words of French origin
crochet gourmet valet
depot debut
3 consonant sounds at the end of a word = middle 't' is silent
Silent th
3 consonant sounds at the end of a word, middle 'th' is silent
clothes
months
depths
lengths
Silent ue
Silent w
answer
sword
toward
two
write
wrote
written
writing
wrap
wrestle
wrist
Miscellaneous
Unexpected changed vowels:
pivot = pivet !
More than one changed vowel:
psalm
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