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Climb

Lamb

Silent Letter B
B is silent when it comes after the letter m at the end of
a word, as in lamb, climb, bomb,thumb. Less commonly,
silent B can occur when B precedes the letter t, as in
debt, doubt,subtle.

Comb
Silent Letter C
C often becomes silent when it comes
after the letter S and is followed by E or I .
For example ascend, muscle, scent,
science, obscene.
Gnat
Sign

align
Silent
Gnome
Letter G
G is silent when it comes before the
letter n, as in gnome. G can be silent at
any position within a word.
Ghost

Silent Letter H
H can be silent when it comes after the letter w, as in why,
and the letter g, as in ghost. H can sometimes be silent at
the beginning of a word, as in hour, honor, heir, herb
Knee

Knight
Knife
Silent
Letter K
K is silent when it comes before the letter
n, as in Knock, Knot, Knead, Know, Knit. K
is often silent at the beginning of a word.
Talk

Would Palm

Calf

Silent Letter L
L is usually silent when it comes before consonants F, V,
K and M, after the vowels A and OU as well as before D.
Colum
n

Autumn Silent Letter N


N is usually silent when it comes after the letter
m at the end of a word, as in solemn, condemn.

Hymn
Silent Letter P
Occasionally, P can be silent when it is
followed by the letters N, S, orT, usually in
letter combinations that come from words
of Greek origin or influence. For example
pneumonia, pseudo, psycology, psalm.
Silent P occurs in a handful of other words,
as well : corps, cupboard, coup, receipt
Castle

Butcher

Silent Letter T
T can be silent when it comes after the letter s, as
in listen, moisten, fasten, pestle. T is silent when it
comes after a vowel and before the digraph -ch,
as in catch. Finally, certain loanwords that come
from French maintain a silent T at the end of a
word, like ballet, bouquet, gourmet, valet.
Whistl
wrong wrench
wreath
Silent Letter W
W is silent when it comes before the letter r, as in wrap,
wreck, wrist, wrestle, write. When W follows the vowels A, E,
or O and either ends ends the word or is followed by a
consonant, it is no longer distinctly pronounced. Instead, it
usually serves to alter the vowel or else elongate the sound
into a dipthong. For example bow, drawl, fawn, flew, grow,
strewn.

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