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<div style="font-size:300%;"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div> | |||
[[File:Silent words.jpg|center]] | [[File:Silent words.jpg|center]] | ||
There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples: | There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples: | ||
* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''') | * B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''') | ||
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* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia) | * P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia) | ||
* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en) | * T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en) | ||
W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord) | W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord) | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 5 April 2020
HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?
There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:
- B after M or before T (e.g., doubt or crumb)
- C after S in some words (e.g., scissors or ascent)
- G before N (e.g., gnat or foreign)
- K before N (e.g., knee or knowledge)
- N after M (e.g., hymn or column)
- P before S, T, or N (e.g., psychic, receipt, or pneumonia)
- T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., castle or listen)
W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., write or sword)