This document provides examples of words in English that contain silent letters. It discusses silent "e" and silent "o". For silent "e", common examples given are words ending in "e" like "give", "live", and "write" where the "e" is not pronounced. It explains that the silent "e" was historically added to indicate origins or conform to spelling standards. For silent "o", fewer examples are given like "autumn" and "column" where the "o" makes no sound. The document serves to illustrate words with non-phonetic spellings due to historically silent letters in English.
This document provides examples of words in English that contain silent letters. It discusses silent "e" and silent "o". For silent "e", common examples given are words ending in "e" like "give", "live", and "write" where the "e" is not pronounced. It explains that the silent "e" was historically added to indicate origins or conform to spelling standards. For silent "o", fewer examples are given like "autumn" and "column" where the "o" makes no sound. The document serves to illustrate words with non-phonetic spellings due to historically silent letters in English.
This document provides examples of words in English that contain silent letters. It discusses silent "e" and silent "o". For silent "e", common examples given are words ending in "e" like "give", "live", and "write" where the "e" is not pronounced. It explains that the silent "e" was historically added to indicate origins or conform to spelling standards. For silent "o", fewer examples are given like "autumn" and "column" where the "o" makes no sound. The document serves to illustrate words with non-phonetic spellings due to historically silent letters in English.
This document provides examples of words in English that contain silent letters. It discusses silent "e" and silent "o". For silent "e", common examples given are words ending in "e" like "give", "live", and "write" where the "e" is not pronounced. It explains that the silent "e" was historically added to indicate origins or conform to spelling standards. For silent "o", fewer examples are given like "autumn" and "column" where the "o" makes no sound. The document serves to illustrate words with non-phonetic spellings due to historically silent letters in English.
Silent "e" is a common occurrence in English, here are some examples: "Give" (g-ɪ-v) - The letter "e" is silent "Have" (h-æ-v) - The letter "e" is silent "Live" (l-ɪ-v) - The letter "e" is silent "Write" (r-aɪ-t) - The letter "e" is silent "Like" (l-aɪ-k) - The letter "e" is silent "Hone" (h-oʊ-n) - The letter "e" is silent "Dine" (d-aɪ-n) - The letter "e" is silent "Bite" (b-aɪ-t) - The letter "e" is silent "Ride" (r-aɪ-d) - The letter "e" is silent "Came" (k-eɪ-m) - The letter "e" is silent In these examples, the letter "e" is usually silent when it appears at the end of a word and it does not change the pronunciation of the word. This is because the "e" is not pronounced in these words, it was added to the spelling to indicate the word's historical or etymological origin, or to preserve the word's original spelling or to make the word conform to the standard form of the English language. Silent o examples in English pronunciation Silent "o" is not a common occurrence in English, words with silent "o" are rare. However, here are some examples: "Autumn" (ɔ-t-əm) - The letter "o" is silent "Column" (k-ɑ-l-əm) - The letter "o" is silent "Condemn" (k-ən-d-e-m) - The letter "o" is silent "Homburg" (h-o-m-b-ɜ-r-g) - The letter "o" is silent "Knock" (n-ɑ-k) - The letter "o" is silent "Knowledge" (n-ɑ-l-ɪ-dʒ) - The letter "o" is silent "Lombard" (l-ɑ-m-b-ərd) - The letter "o" is silent "Pneumonia" (n-u-m-o-n-i-a) - The letter "o" is silent "Sombrero" (s-o-m-b-r-e-r-o) - The letter "o" is silent 20