Silent letters from A to Z list and examples | in English Grammar [2023]

When on the end of a word, it changes the pronunciation of the word, but the -e is silent.

F Silent Word

F – halfpenny

G Silent Word

G – align, alight, champagne, diaphragm, gnash, gnaw, high, light,reign, though

GH – right, drought, eight, weigh, etc.

H Silent Word

H – choir, exchast, hour, honour, honest, herb, rhyme, rhythm, thyme, Thailand

I Silent Word

I – business, parliament

J Silent Word

J – NONE

K Silent Word

K – blackguard.

KN -words, the k is silent: know, knot, knee, knife, knight, knock.

L Silent Word

L – calm, folk, salmon, talk, walk, could, should, would, folk, half, calf.

M Silent Word

M – mnemonic.

N Silent Word

N – autumn, chimney, column, damn, damn, government, solemn.

O Silent Word

O- colonel, sophomore, opossum

P Silent Word

P – corps, coup, cupboard, pneumonia, psalm, raspberry, receipt, coup

Q Silent Word

Q – (NONE)

R Silent Word

R – butter, finger, surprise

S Silent Word

S – aisle, island, debris, isle, patios, viscount.

T Silent Word

T – beret, Chevrolet, depot, listen, whistle, wrestle, trestle, mortgage, apostle

(When talking fast, the t is very lightly pronounced in words like Christmas, mountain and little)

U Silent Word

U – (NONE)

V Silent Word

V – (NONE)

W Silent Word

W – who, whole, write, wrong, two, sword, wrist, answer

X Silent Word

X – faux

Y Silent Word

Y – (NONE)

Z Silent Word

Z – rendezvous