Silent Letters

When to Use

• •Silent K before N: knife, knee, know, knight, knock.
• •Silent P before S/N: psychology, pneumonia, psalm.
• •Silent B after M: climb, comb, lamb, thumb, bomb.
• •Silent W before R: write, wrong, wrist, wrap, wreck.
• •Silent GH: night, light, thought, daughter, weight.

How to Form

💡 Silent letters often come from historical pronunciation or borrowed words.

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