Silent Letters in American English - Page 2
Letters
G GH H I K L
  1. champagne
  2. foreign
  3. gnaw
  4. gnome
  5. sign
  6. feign
  7. phlegm
  8. gnat
  9. gnash
  10. diaphragm
  1. thought
  2. through
  3. daughter
  4. light
  5. might
  6. right
  7. fight
  8. weigh
  9. high
  10. aught
  1. what
  2. when
  3. where
  4. whether
  5. why
  6. whey
  7. ghost
  8. heir
  9. hour
  10. khaki
  1. business
  2. Sioux
  1. knife
  2. knee
  3. know
  4. knock
  5. knowledge
  6. knack
  7. knave
  8. knead
  9. kneel
  10. knap
  1. calm
  2. half
  3. salmon
  4. talk
  5. balk
  6. would
  7. should
  8. could
  9. calf
  10. yolk
  1. G - G is not often not pronounced when followed by an N or M.
  2. GH - GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many words.
  3. H - H is not pronounced when following W. Some speakers whisper the H before the W.
  4. H - H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the article "an" with unvoiced H.
  5. K - K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word.
  6. L - L is often not pronounced before L, D, F, M, K.
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