Level5-Unit 7

In these common spelling patterns, one of the letters is completely quiet:

Silent "K" (Kn)

knight know knowledge knife knit knee

Silent "W" (Wr)

wrap wreck write wrong wrist wrestle

Silent "B" (Mb) & "N" (Mn)

bomb thumb plumber climbing comb autumn (Silent N)

The letter H is often silent when placed next to R or W:

Silent "H" after "R" (Rh)

rhino

Silent "H" after "W" (Wh)

Whale while white when overwhelming

These letters are either silent or made very quietly in fast speech:

Silent "T" in (-stle)

wrestle hustle castle whistle

Quiet "P" in (mp)

We barely hear the 'p' sound:

empty prompt pumpkin

When U is next to G, the 'U' is silent and the 'G' makes a hard /g/ sound:

guide ➔ sounds like "gide"

guest ➔ sounds like "gest"

guard ➔ sounds like "gard"

guilty

guarantee

Bonus Spelling:

pharmacist ➔ (The ph makes an /f/ sound!)

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Silent Letter Secrets