In an effort to avoid future exile, I compiled a list of all the words with easily-forgotten silent letters. They may not be as wretched as colonel but most of them are still pretty cringe-worthy.

According to Ursula Duboarky, author of “The Word Snoop,” about 60 % of English words contain at least one silent letter, either at the beginning, somewhere in the middle or at the end.

But as English speaking and practice increases and improves, people start getting a hang of silent letters. Memorising words with common silent ‘H’ sounds or ‘N’ sounds can help overtime.

English is not written phonetically, and one manifestation of this is the presence of silent letters in many words. Mitigating what might otherwise be total chaos, there are patterns or categories in ...

Silent letters are letters that can’t be heard when the word is spoken. For example: the ‘w’ is silent in s w ord the ‘h’ is silent in g h ost the 't' in cas t le the 's' in i s land ...

2. Words with Silent Letters Silent letters make spelling unpredictable, especially for learners and non-native speakers. February: The first 'r' is often missed: Febuary.

They, too, originated in Latin, then migrated into Old French and rode the Norman wave into Middle English. These words include aisle, debt, doubt, indict, salmon, plumber and receipt.

How to pronounce words that start with 'c'. Business jargon British and American English Pronouncing verbs and nouns Words with double letters Hyphenation Time expression with in, on and at ...

No matter how old you are, unusual words can trip up even the biggest of spelling nerds. A new children's book called "P is for Pterodactyl" pokes fun at English words with silent letters and ...