Rules Of Silent Letters From A to Z With Silent Letter Words

Silent Letter Rules A to Z words with silent letter  

Now let's Learn About Silent Letter ;-   

What are silent letters?       

A silent letter is part of the word that is written but not spoken ( Silent letter उस शब्द का हिस्सा है जो लिखा जाता है लेकिन बोला नहीं जाता | )

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Why do we have silent letters in the English language?       

Silent letters exist in many English words .

During the formation or evolution of English, Many foreign words ( Latin / French /  German ) where added to early English . The procution of some of these words were simplified while other were completely changed. This is why in modern english there are many silent letters in many words.

Another reason for the use of silent letters is to avoid the confusion between words with similar sound and spelling (Homophones).

1. Silent A words in English   

When A comes before "lly " , Then A  Is Silent Let's Check Some Examples are Given Below .

2.  Words in which B    is silent   

When B comes before " T " or After " M " , Then B Is Silent .

There are exceptions to these rules.       

Obtain     

(It's ( B )Come With "T " but still we pronounce "B " )

Remember   

(It's ( B ) Comes after "M" but still we pronounce "B" specially when it is in the middle of the word )

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Number	Umbrella

 

3.  C letter silent words   

When letter C silent after "S " and before "i " , "E " .

4.  Words in which D    is silent   

Letter D normally silent before "N" or "G" .

5. Rules for silent letters E    

When " E " comes at the end of the word , Then "E " is not Pronounce .

( If  "E" is at the end of the Words  the vowel before it becomes the longer vowel sound.)

Note:- This Rules Doesn't apply if there is only one vowel in the word ;

He	She	Be
We	The

 

 "    Letter " E " can also be silent at the end of past tense ragular verbs which end in " ed ". "

Ask e d	Look e d	Wash e d
Call e d	Bak e d	Open e d
Help e d	Lik e d	Clos e d

We Only Pronounce the " E " in verb if it ends in " D " or " T " .   

Ended	Wanted
Started	Included

6. Rules for silent letters F   

No English Words with silent Letter "F"   

Note :- If There are words with these silent letters then it's probably a foreign language word not an english .

7. Rules for silent letters G   

Letter G Not Pronounced if it comes before an "N"   

If letter " g " is in the middle of the word most of the time we pronounce the " G " .

Magnet	Ignore
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G Not pronounce when it comes after a vowel and before  " H "   

Li g ht	Bri g ht	Hi g h
Throu g h	Dau g hter	Ni g ht

Sometime " Gh "is pronounced Like an " F "   

Tough	Laugh
Draught	Rough

8. Rules for silent letters H   

If the word begins with " Wh " , Then " H " is silent .     

W h at	W h y
W h en	W h ite

If the word begins with " Gh " , Then " H " is silent .     

G h ost	G h etto
G h erkin

If the word begins with " H " , Then " H " is silent .     

H onest	H onour	H our

If the word begins with " Rh " , Then " H " is silent .     

Rh ythm	Rh yme	Rh inoceros

Sometimes " H " Silent when comes after " C " .      

C h oir	Ec h o
Stomac h	Tec h nology

 

9. Rules for silent letters I   

We always Pronounce "I" But have Some Exceptions;

Bus i ness	Parl i ament

10. Rules for silent letters J   

No words with silent "J"   

Note:- The F,J,Q,R,X,Y and Z can't be silent in english - If there are words with these silent letters , Then it's probably a foreign language word , not an English word.   

11. Rules for silent letters K   

Letter "K" is always silent when it comes before an "n" and at the beginning of a word .

12. Rules for silent letters L   

There isn't exact rule for letter "L" 

Letter "L" is not pronounced After "a","e", or "u"

13. Rules for silent letters M   

There Is No Rule For Letter "M"

If you Know some silent words with silent "M" Just put them into the comment box.

14. Rules for silent letters N   

Letter "n" is usually silent after an "m" at the end of the word 

15  Rules for silent letters O   

No rules for letter "o" , Silent in some random words

16  Rules for silent letters P   

* "P" is usually silent in the latters combinations, "ps" , "pt" , "pn" .

Some Ex:-    

* There are also few common random words 

* "Ph" Together is sometimes pronounced like an "F"

17. Rules for silent letters Q   

No Rules For words with silent "Q"   

Note:- The F,J,Q,R,X,Y and Z can't be silent in english - If there are words with these silent letters , Then it's probably a foreign language word , not an English word.   

18. Rules for silent letters R   

No Rules For words with silent "R"   

Letter "R" is silent in british english if it is followed by a consonant or at the end of the word .   

Note:- The F,J,Q,R,X,Y and Z can't be silent in english - If there are words with these silent letters , Then it's probably a foreign language word , not an English word.   

19. Rules for silent letters S   

Letter "S" is not pronounced before "I" in some of the words 

I s land	I sl e
Ai s le	I s let

Other Random Silent Words ; Debris  , Bourgeois

20. Rules for silent letters T   

It is silent before "ch"

Ma t ch	Wa t ch	Wi t ch
Ske t ch	Ca t ch	Sti t ch
Bu t cher	Scra t ch

If a word ends in "Sten"

Lis t en	Chris t en	Fas t en
Mois t en	Glis t en

If a word ends in "stle"