Classroom Notes on Silent Letters By Sanjay Jha, Author Author’s Note: Understanding silent letters is essential for mastering English pronunciation. These are letters that appear in words but are not pronounced, leading to common pronunciation mistakes. This classroom note will help you recognize and correctly pronounce 50 common English words with silent letters. 1. Knife (Silent K) → Correct Pronunciation: Nife 2. Half (Silent L) → Correct Pronunciation: Haf 3. Whistle (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Whis-le 4. Autumn (Silent N) → Correct Pronunciation: Aw-tum 5. Psychic (Silent P) → Correct Pronunciation: Sy-kik 6. Scene (Silent C) → Correct Pronunciation: Seen 7. Coup (Silent P) → Correct Pronunciation: Koo 8. Depot (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Dee-poh 9. Ballet (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Bal-lay 10. Climb (Silent B) → Correct Pronunciation: Clime 11. Wrist (Silent W) → Correct Pronunciation: Rist 12. Island (Silent S) → Correct Pronunciation: Eye-land 13. Tomb (Silent B) → Correct Pronunciation: Toom 14. Subtle (Silent B) → Correct Pronunciation: Sut-tle 15. Honest (Silent H) → Correct Pronunciation: On-est 16. Debt (Silent B) → Correct Pronunciation: Det 17. Salmon (Silent L) → Correct Pronunciation: Sa-mon 18. Column (Silent N) → Correct Pronunciation: Col-um 19. Castle (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Cas-el 20. Gnome (Silent G) → Correct Pronunciation: Nome 21. Fasten (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Fas-en 22. Yolk (Silent L) → Correct Pronunciation: Yoke 23. Plumber (Silent B) → Correct Pronunciation: Plum-er 24. Aisle (Silent S) → Correct Pronunciation: Ayl 25. Sword (Silent W) → Correct Pronunciation: Sord 26. Answer (Silent W) → Correct Pronunciation: An-ser 27. Listen (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Lis-en 28. Receipt (Silent P) → Correct Pronunciation: Re-seet 29. Doubt (Silent B) → Correct Pronunciation: Dout 30. Design (Silent G) → Correct Pronunciation: De-sign 31. Knock (Silent K) → Correct Pronunciation: Nok 32. Muscle (Silent C) → Correct Pronunciation: Mus-el 33. Drought (Silent GH) → Correct Pronunciation: Drout 34. Castle (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Cas-el 35. Handkerchief (Silent D) → Correct Pronunciation: Han-ker-chief 36. Wreath (Silent W) → Correct Pronunciation: Reeth 37. Butcher (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Boo-cher 38. Solemn (Silent N) → Correct Pronunciation: Sol-em 39. Thistle (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: This-le 40. Resign (Silent G) → Correct Pronunciation: Re-zine 41. Calf (Silent L) → Correct Pronunciation: Caf 42. Gnaw (Silent G) → Correct Pronunciation: Naw 43. Wretch (Silent W) → Correct Pronunciation: Retch 44. Foreign (Silent G) → Correct Pronunciation: For-en 45. Indict (Silent C) → Correct Pronunciation: In-dite 46. Mortgage (Silent T) → Correct Pronunciation: Mor-gage 47. Folk (Silent L) → Correct Pronunciation: Fok 48. Cupboard (Silent P) → Correct Pronunciation: Cub-erd 49. Heir (Silent H) → Correct Pronunciation: Air 50. Rogue (Silent UE) → Correct Pronunciation: Rog