Silent Letters

words with silent letters

250+ Words with Silent Letters in English and Hindi

1. Historical Language Evolution

सदियों से अंग्रेजी का काफी विकास हुआ है। silent letters अक्सर पुराने उच्चारणों को प्रतिबिंबित करते हैं जो समय के साथ बदल गए हैं।

Example:
  • पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी में, Night का उच्चारण "k" और "gh" ध्वनियों के साथ किया जाता था। समय के साथ ये ध्वनियाँ silent हो गईं, लेकिन spelling बनी रही।

2. Influence of Other Languages

अंग्रेजी लैटिन, ग्रीक, फ्रेंच और जर्मन जैसी अन्य भाषाओं से काफी हद तक उधार लेती है। silent letters इन origins को दर्शाते हैं।

Examples:
  • Silent "b" in doubt and debt comes from Latin roots (e.g., dubitare, debitum).
  • Silent "p" in psychology and pneumonia comes from Greek.
  • Silent "t" in ballet comes from French.

4. Simplification of Pronunciation

समय के साथ, भाषण को सहज या अधिक कुशल बनाने के लिए कुछ sound हटा दी गईं।

Examples:
  • Wednesday: The "d" is silent for ease of pronunciation.
  • Handkerchief: The "d" is silent to simplify articulation.

5. Distinction Between Homophones

मूक अक्षर कभी-कभी homophones के बीच अंतर करने में मदद करते हैं (ऐसे शब्द जो समान लगते हैं लेकिन अलग-अलग अर्थ या वर्तनी होते हैं)।

Examples:
  • Knot (silent "k") vs. Not
  • Write (silent "w") vs. Right

7. Phonetic Clarity in Spelling

Silent letters स्वर ध्वनि या किसी शब्द के उच्चारण को बताता हैं, भले ही उनका उच्चारण न किया गया हो।

Examples:
  • Silent "e" in cake makes the "a" long, distinguishing it from cak.
  • Silent "gh" in sight distinguishes it from sit.

8. Regional Pronunciation Variations

कुछ silent letters एक उच्चारण में मौन होते हैं लेकिन दूसरे उच्चारण में उच्चारित होते हैं।

Examples:
  • Silent "h" in herb in American English, but pronounced in British English.
  • Silent "r" in non-rhotic British accents (e.g., car, farm).
Words with Silent "A"
  1. Bread
  2. Head
  3. Dead
  4. Lead (as in the metal)
  5. Spread
  6. Meant
  7. Pleasant
  8. Heart (the "a" blends with "e" and "r")
  9. Threat
  10. Heard (in non-rhotic accents like British RP)
Words with Silent "B"
  1. Comb
  2. Bomb
  3. Thumb
  4. Lamb
  5. Doubt
  6. Debt
  7. Subtle
  8. Climb
  9. Plumber
  10. Tomb
  11. Womb
  12. Crumb
  13. Succumb
  14. Num (shortened form of "Nun")
  15. Thumbscrew
Words with Silent "C"
  1. Muscle
  2. Scissors
  3. Scene
  4. Scent
  5. Science
  6. Ascend
  7. Descend
  8. Fascinate
  9. Crescent
  10. Conscious
  11. Acquaintance
  12. Indict
Words with Silent "D"
  1. Wednesday
  2. Handkerchief
  3. Sandwich
  4. Granddaughter
  5. Edge
  6. Bridge
  7. Badge
  8. Pledge
  9. Wedge
Words with Silent "E"
  1. Name
  2. Love
  3. Cake
  4. Drive
  5. Hope
  6. Write
  7. Theme
  8. Home
  9. Close
  10. Dove
  11. Come
  12. Give
  13. Live (in certain contexts, like "I live here.")
  14. Fence
  15. Time
Words with Silent "G"
  1. Sign
  2. Design
  3. Resign
  4. Foreign
  5. Gnaw
  6. Gnome
  7. Gnash
  8. Campaign
  9. Reign
  10. Align
  11. Condign
  12. Benign
  13. Malign
  14. Cologne
Words with Silent "H"
  1. Hour
  2. Honest
  3. Heir
  4. Honor
  5. Ghost
  6. Rhythm
  7. Rhyme
  8. Vehicle
  9. Exhaust
  10. Exhibit
  11. What (in some accents or rapid speech)
  12. White (in some accents)
  13. Thomas
  14. Shepherd
  15. Charisma
Words with Silent "I"
  1. Business
  2. Suit
  3. Build
  4. Guild
  5. Circuit
  6. Miniature (in some pronunciations, the "I" in the second syllable is very subtle or silent)
  7. Friend
Words with Silent "K"
  1. Knife
  2. Knee
  3. Know
  4. Knob
  5. Knock
  6. Knot
  7. Knave
  8. Knight
  9. Knapsack
  10. Knuckle
  11. Knowledge
  12. Knackered (British English, meaning "exhausted")
Words with Silent "L"
  1. Calf
  2. Half
  3. Talk
  4. Walk
  5. Chalk
  6. Yolk
  7. Folk
  8. Palm
  9. Calm
  10. Could
  11. Would
  12. Should
  13. Salmon
  14. Almond
  15. Lincoln
Words with Silent "N"
  1. Autumn
  2. Column
  3. Condemn
  4. Hymn
  5. Damn
  6. Solemn
  7. Kiln
Words with Silent "O"
  1. People
  2. Colonel
  3. Monday
  4. Chocolate
Words with Silent "P"
  1. Pneumonia
  2. Pseudonym
  3. Psychology
  4. Psychic
  5. Ptarmigan (a type of bird)
  6. Pneumatic
Words with Silent "R"
  1. February (in casual speech, the "R" is often dropped, making it sound like "Feb-you-ary")
  2. Caribbean (in some accents, the "R" may be less pronounced or silent, especially in rapid speech)
  3. Iron (in some dialects, the "R" may be softened or dropped)
  4. Colonel (although not technically a "R," the "R" is silent due to the word's origin from French)
Words with Silent "S"
  1. Isle
  2. Debris
  3. Bus (in some accents, especially in rapid speech)
  4. Precis (a summary or abstract, pronounced "pray-see")
  5. Viscount (in some accents, the "S" is silent, pronounced "vy-count")
  6. Aisle
Words with Silent "T"
  1. Castle
  2. Fasten
  3. Listen
  4. Whistle
  5. Bristle
  6. Nestle
  7. Christmas (in some dialects, the "T" may be softened or silent in rapid speech)
  8. Resign (in some pronunciations, the "T" may not be clearly pronounced)
  9. Mortgage (in some accents, the "T" is barely pronounced, sounding more like "morgij")
Words with Silent "U"
  1. Guess
  2. Guard
  3. Guide
  4. Guitar
  5. Rogue
  6. Colleague
  7. Plague
  8. Tongue
  9. Dialogue
  10. Catalogue
Words with Silent "W"
  1. Wrist
  2. Write
  3. Wrong
  4. Wreck
  5. Wring
  6. Sword
  7. Answer
  8. Whole
  9. Two
  10. Who
Words with Silent "X"
  1. Savoir-faire (borrowed from French, "X" is silent in some pronunciations of the phrase)
  2. Faux (French origin, pronounced "foh")
  3. Auxiliary (in some accents, the "X" is softened or nearly silent, especially in rapid speech)
  4. Sioux (borrowed from Native American languages, "X" is silent, pronounced "soo")
Words or Cases with Silent "Z"
  1. Rendezvous (borrowed from French, the "Z" is silent, pronounced "rahn-de-voo")
  2. Chez (borrowed from French, pronounced "shay")