A silent letter is a letter that must be included when you
write the word even though you don't pronounce it. Over half the alphabet can
appear as silent letters in words. They can be found at the beginning, end or
middle of the words and, from the sound of the word, you wouldn't know that
they were there.
Example:
A – silent
Caesar (c-a-e-s-a-r)
Haemoglobin (h-a-e-m-o-g-l-o-b-i-n)
B – silent
Indebted (i-n-d-e-b-t-e-d)
Plumber (p-l-u-m-b-e-r)
C – silent
Sceptre (s-c-e-p-t-r-e)
Scissors (s-c-i-s-s-o-r-s)
D – silent
Budget (b-u-d-g-e-t)
Bridge (b-r-i-d-g-e)
G – silent
Benign (b-e-n-i-g-n)
Design (d-e-s-i-g-n)
H – silent
Honarary (h-o-n-a-r-a-r-y)
K – silent
Knife (k-n-i-f-e)
Knock (k-n-o-c-k)
L – silent
Alms (a-l-m-s)
Balm (b-a-l-m)
P – silent
Pshychiatrist (p-s-h-y-c-h-i-a-t-r-i-s-t)
T – silent
Tsar (t-s-a-r)
Fasten (f-a-s-t-e-n)
R – silent
Iron (i-r-o-n)
World (w-o-r-l-d)
W – silent
Wrath (w-r-a-t-h)
Wrap (w-r-a-p)
What is a Silent e?
Silent e is the most commonly found silent letter in the
alphabet. There are some hard and fast rules for spelling when a word ends with
a silent e. When you wish to add a suffix to a word and it ends with a silent
e, if the suffix begins with a consonant you don't need to change the stem of
the word.
Example:
force + ful = forceful
manage + ment = management
sincere + ly = sincerely
