Difficult Words with Silent Letters! Below is the list of words with silent letters, some in the middle, some at beginning and some of them at end. Learn these useful silent letter words with Power ESL infographics and PDF.

Silent Letter words

Silent letter words are words that contain letters that are not pronounced when the word is spoken. These silent letters can appear at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a word. Despite being written, they do not correspond to any sound in the word’s pronunciation.

Silent letters can often be traced back to the word’s etymological origins, where they may have once been pronounced or may have been added to reflect an origin in another language. Silent letters can make spelling and pronunciation more challenging, especially for language learners, as they do not follow the typical phonetic rules of the language.

Examples of silent letter words include “knife” (where the “k” is silent), “write” (where the “w” is silent), and “bomb” (where the “b” is silent). Here are the 20 most common words having silent letters:

1. Anchor
2. Edge
3. Psychic
4. Knee
5. Kneel
6. Chaos
7. Crumb
8. Psychology
9. Coulomb
10. Knew
11. Archaeology
12. Psychiatrist
13. Bomb
14. Architect
15. Badge
16. Debt
17. Character
18. Knead
19. Handkerchief
20. Pseudo

Words Having Silent Letter B

In this section, you’ll learn about words where the letter B is not pronounced. This silent B can be surprising, but knowing these words will help you speak more naturally.

aplomb	bomb	climb
comb	coulomb	crumb
debt	doubt	dumb
jamb	lamb	limb
numb	plumber	subtle
succumb	thumb	tomb
womb

Words Having Silent Letter H

Here, we focus on words that contain an H that you don’t hear when spoken. Understanding these words will help you grasp the subtle nuances of English pronunciation.

ache	anchor	archaeology
architect	chaos	character
charisma	chemical	chlorine
choir	chord	choreograph
chrome	echo	ghost
honest	hour	mechanic
monarchy	orchestra	psychic
rhythm	scheme	school
stomach	tech	what
when	where	whether
which	while	white
why

Words with Silent Letter K

This part introduces words with a K that remains silent. Mastering these words will aid in refining your pronunciation skills and expanding your vocabulary.

knack	knead	knee
kneel	knew	knickers
knife	knight	knitting
knob	knock	knot
know	knowledge	knuckle

Words Having Silent Letter T

In this segment, you’ll discover words with a silent T. These words can be tricky, but recognizing them will enhance your speaking and listening abilities.

ballet	buffet	caste
chaste	christmas	fasten
gourmet	hatchet	listen
moisten	mortgage	mustache
often	soften	thistleton
whistle	wrestle

Words Having Silent Letter W

This section is dedicated to words that include a W that you don’t pronounce. Learning these words is key to improving your pronunciation and understanding of English.

answer	awry	playwright
sword	towards	two
whole	wrack	wrangle
wrap	wrapper	wrath
wreath	wreck	wreckage
wren	wrench	wrestle
wrestling	wretched	wriggle
wring	wrinkle	wrist
write	wrong	wrote

Words Having Silent Letter I

This part introduces words with i remains silent. Mastering these words will aid in refining your pronunciation skills and expanding your vocabulary.

business	parliament	subsidiary
junior	senior	variety
glacier	species	conscience
conscious

Words with Silent Letter L

In this part, you’ll find words with an L that is not pronounced. Getting to know these words will make your English sound more fluent and accurate.

almond	balm	calf
calm	chalk	could
folk	half	palm
salmon	should	talk
walk	would	yolk

Words Having Silent Letter G

This section highlights words with a G that remains unheard. These words are essential for polishing your pronunciation and expanding your word bank.

align	assign	benign
campaign	champagne	cologne
consign	design	feign
foreign	reign	resign
sign

Words With Silent Letters GH

Here, we cover words containing GH that is silent. These words are crucial for mastering pronunciation and enhancing your understanding of English spelling conventions.

though	thought	night
high	light	weight
right	might	sigh
tight	bright	flight
slght	straight	enough
cough	rough	tough
daughter	laugh	through
brought	caught	frought
draught

Words Having Silent Letter P

In this segment, we focus on words where the P is silent. Familiarizing yourself with these words will aid in refining your pronunciation and comprehension.

coup	cupboard	pneumonia
pseudo	psychiatrist	psychic
psychology	psychotherapy	psychotic
raspberry	receipt

Words with Silent Letter N

This section introduces words with an N that you don’t pronounce. Recognizing these words will help in improving both your speaking and listening skills.

autumn	column	condemn
damn	hymn	solemn
government

Words Having Silent Letter D

Here, you’ll learn about words that include a D that remains silent. These words are important for speaking English more naturally and accurately.

badge	edge	handkerchief
handsome	hedge	sandwich
wedge	wednesday

Words Having Silent Letter C

In this part, we explore words with a silent C. Knowing these words is key to mastering certain pronunciation challenges in English.

ascend	ascent	conscience
conscious	crescent	descend
disciple	fascinate	muscle
obscene	scene	scent
science	scissors	abscess
evanesce	fluorescent	resuscitate
scenario	transcend

Words Having Silent Letter A

This section is dedicated to words where the A is not pronounced. Understanding these words will enhance your pronunciation and listening abilities.

artistically	logically	musically
physically	critically	practically
stoically

Words Having Silent Letter S

Here, we look at words with a silent S. Learning these words will help you navigate some of the complexities of English pronunciation.

• aisle
• island
• patios

Words with Silent Letter E

In this segment, you’ll find words with a silent E. These words are essential for grasping the subtleties of English pronunciation and spelling.

age	breathe	bridge
change	clothes	gene
hate	like	love
please	vegetable

Words Having Silent Letter U

This part introduces words with a U that remains unheard. Mastering these words is crucial for improving your pronunciation and expanding your vocabulary.Top of Form

biscuit	build	circuit
disguise	guilty	league
rogue	vague	guess
guest	guide	guitar
antique	baguette	building
guard	guild	guile
guilt	tongue	vogue
silhouette

 

 

 

 

Also Study: List of Confusing Words in English

Difficult Words with Silent Letters

• Acquire – c
• Adjacent – d
• Adjudge – d
• Adjust – d
• Adjutant – d
• Aisle – s
• Alms – a
• Answer – w
• Apropos – s
• Articulate – r
• Artistically – a
• Asthma – t
• Autumn – n
• Ballet – t
• Balm – l
• Benign – g
• Bomb – b
• Bourgeois – s
• Breathe – e
• Bridge – d
• Business – i
• Calf – l
• Calm – l
• Castle – t
• Champagne – g
• Climb – b
• Colleague – u
• Column – n
• Comb – b
• Condemn – n
• Corps – p
• Coup – p
• Crumbs – b
• Damn – n
• Debris – s
• Debt – b
• Depart – r
• Design – g
• Doubt – b
• Dumb – b
• Edge – d
• Fasten – t
• Feign – g
• Ghost – h
• Gnash – g
• Gnat – n
• Gnaw – g
• Gourmet – t
• Guard – u
• Guess – u
• Guide – u
• Guilt – g
• Guitar – u
• Half – l
• Handsome – d
• Hasten – t
• Hate – e
• Heir – h
• High – g
• Honest – h
• Hour – h
• Hymn – n
• Island – s
• Knee – k
• Knife – k
• Knight – k
• Knock – k
• Knot – k
• Know – k
• Knowledge – k
• Lamb – b
• Light – g
• Like – e
• Listen – t
• Logically – a
• Mnemonic – m
• Muscle – c
• Musically – a
• Name – e
• Numb – b
• Obscene – c
• Palm – l
• Park – r
• Part – r
• Party – r
• Pneumonia – p
• Psalm – l
• Pseudo – p
• Psychiatry – p
• Psychology – p
• Rapport – t
• Receipt – p
• Reign – g
• Resign – g
• Resignation – g
• Ricochet – t
• Romantically – a
• Salmon – l
• Sandwich – d
• Scene – c
• Scent – c
• Schism – c
• Science – c
• Scissors – c
• Should – l
• Sign – g
• Signature – g
• Soften – t
• Solemn – n
• Subtle – b
• Sword – w
• Talk – l
• Through – g
• Thumb – b
• Tomb – b
• Tongue – u
• Two – w
• Wednesday – d
• What – h
• Whether – h
• Who – w
• Whole – w
• Would – l
• Wright – w
• Wrist – w
• Write – w
• Wrong – w
• Yolk – l

Infographics of Words That Contain Silent Letters

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