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	<div ~~style~~="~~font-size:300%;~~"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>		<div class="pg_page_title"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>

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	There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters.		There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters.

	Here are some examples:		Here are some examples:


	* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')		* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')
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	* W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)		* W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)

	==~~Related~~ Lessons==		==Other Lessons==
	* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation\|Alphabet and Pronunciation]]		* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation\|Alphabet and Pronunciation]]
	* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-R\|How to Pronounce R]]		* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-R\|How to Pronounce R]]
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	* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-H\|How to Pronounce H]]		* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-H\|How to Pronounce H]]
	* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-THE\|How to Pronounce THE]]		* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-THE\|How to Pronounce THE]]
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	* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)		* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)
	* W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)		* W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)

			==Related Lessons==
			* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation\|Alphabet and Pronunciation]]
			* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-R\|How to Pronounce R]]
			* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/Can't-versus-can-in-American-English\|Can't versus can in American English]]
			* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-H\|How to Pronounce H]]
			* [[Language/English/Pronunciation/How-to-Pronounce-THE\|How to Pronounce THE]]

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	There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. ~~Here~~ are some examples:		There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters.

			Here are some examples:


	* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')		* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')
	* C after S in some words (e.g., '''sc'''issors or a'''sc'''ent)		* C after S in some words (e.g., '''sc'''issors or a'''sc'''ent)
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	* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia)		* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia)
	* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)		* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)
			* W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)
	W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)

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	<div style="font-size:300%;"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>		<div style="font-size:300%;"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>

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	There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:		There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:

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	There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:		There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:
	* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')		* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')
	* C after S in some words (e.g., '''sc'''issors or a'''sc'''ent)		* C after S in some words (e.g., '''sc'''issors or a'''sc'''ent)
	* G before N (e.g., '''gn'''at or forei'''gn''')		* G before N (e.g., '''gn'''at or forei'''gn''')
	* K before N (e.g., '''kn'''ee or '''kn'''owledge)		* K before N (e.g., '''kn'''ee or '''kn'''owledge)
	* N after M (e.g., hy'''mn''' or colu'''mn''')		* N after M (e.g., hy'''mn''' or colu'''mn''')
	* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia)		* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia)
	* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)		* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)

	W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)		W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)

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			<div style="font-size:300%;"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>

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	~~<div style="font-size:300%;"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>~~
	There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:		There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:
	* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')		* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')
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	* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia)		* P before S, T, or N (e.g., '''ps'''ychic, recei'''pt''', or '''pn'''eumonia)
	* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)		* T before S in the middle of a word (e.g., ca'''st'''le or li'''st'''en)

	W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)		W before R or sometimes after S (e.g., '''wr'''ite or '''sw'''ord)

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	~~'''~~HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?~~'''~~		<div style="font-size:300%;"> HOW DO SILENT LETTERS WORK?</div>

	There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:		There aren't any particular rules, but there are common combinations that create silent letters. Here are some examples:
	* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')		* B after M or before T (e.g., dou'''bt''' or cru'''mb''')