B. Silent t 3. Before final –en, the letter t is sometimes silent (as in listen). 4. Before final –le, the letter t is sometimes silent (as in castle). C. Silent g 5. Before final n, the letter g is ...

While silent letters may seem useless at times, it’s almost impossible to ignore them because they play such a prominent role in the English language. Luckily, we found some grammatical ...

Words with silent letters that annoy me. In high school, I had a traumatic experience involving the word colonel.My therapist (read: my one remaining Beanie Baby) suggested that I discuss my ...

The English language can be baffling at times—just look to words like phlegm, receipt, and chthonic for proof. Silent letters are unavoidable. Almost every word in the alphabet is occasionally ...

On-air challenge: Every answer is a word that starts with a silent letter. Identify the words from their anagrams. Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from Sandy Weisz, of Chicago ...

'M' keeps quiet in 'mnemonic.' I also found a sign on the internet that warns 'Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.' On the other hand, if you say “listen” out loud ...