| a
is silent in |
secretary
- head - bread - deaf
- meant - mountain - marriage - restaurant
|
| b
is silent in |
climb
- climber - thumb
- plumber - debt - lamb
- bomb - tomb - comb
- subtle - doubt - doubtful - |
| c
is silent in |
scissors
- muscle - blackguard - yacht
- indict - scene - scenary - |
| ch
is silent in |
yacht - |
| d
is silent in |
Sandwich
- Wednesday - handkerchief - handbag
- |
| e
is silent in |
every
- camera - Tuesday - Wednesday - pirate
- more - have - give -
oven - different - interested - opera
- lonely - desperate - temperature |
| f
is silent in |
stiff
- cuff - scoff - stuff - |
| g
is silent in |
sign - gnaw - gnome - phlegm
- champagne - talking - saying - |
| gh
is silent in |
straight
- taught - high - sigh
- sight - might - night
- weight - neighbour - thought
- bought - thought - through
- brought - although - ought - sleigh
- highway - |
| h
is silent in |
what
- heir - ghost - exhausting - exhibition
- honest - honour - hour
- who - |
| i
is silent in |
business - fashion - cushion - medicine
- aspirin - |
| k
is silent in |
know - knee - knock - knife
- knit - |
| l
is silent in |
talk
- folk - salmon - should
- half - should - would
- could - calf - calm
- |
| m
is silent in |
mnemonic
- |
| n
is silent in |
hymn
- autumn
- |
| o
is silent in |
chocolate - leopard -
jeopardy - |
| p
is silent in |
psalm - pneumatic - cupboard
- receipt - psychology - |
| r
is silent in |
far - sure - here
- work - garden - person
- yesterday - upstairs - near
- myrrh - dark - horse
- word - tired - where
- there - are - iron - later
- more -
- A single " r " is usually silent between two vowels
: are - |
| s
is silent in |
isle
- aisle - viscount - mess
- island - |
| t
is silent in |
listen - castle - often
- fasten - thistle - mortgage
- |
| u
is silent in |
build
- guild - plague - biscuit -
|
| w
is silent in |
whole - write - sword
- write - two - answer
- wrong - dawn - |
| y
is silent in |
prayer
- mayor - |
| z
is silent in |
rendezvous
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