Silent Letters in American English - Page 1
Letters
A B C D E F
  1. board
  2. cocoa
  3. deaf
  4. head
  5. meant
  6. musically
  7. logically
  8. artistically
  9. dramatically
  10. stoically
  1. bomb
  2. climb
  3. crumb
  4. doubt
  5. dumb
  6. comb
  7. debt
  8. lamb
  9. subtle
  10. womb
  1. corpuscle
  2. indict
  3. muscle
  4. scent
  5. scene
  6. scissors
  7. yacht
  8. acquit
  9. czar
  10. victual
  1. bridge
  2. grandson
  3. grandmother
  4. handkerchief
  5. handbag
  6. handsome
  7. landscape
  8. sandwich
  9. Wednesday
  10. Windsor
  1. hope
  2. clue
  3. drive
  4. every
  5. gave
  6. write
  7. site
  8. serve
  9. more
  10. lonely
  1. affidavit
  2. affiliate
  3. affinity
  4. affirm
  5. affirmation
  6. affirmative
  7. afford
  8. affront
  9. afforest
  10. affront
  1. B -- B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word.
  2. C -- C is not pronounced in the ending "scle"
  3. E - E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long.
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