English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
DEALING WITH SOUNDS
SILENT SOUNDS
Letter b is silent in the following words: lamb, subtle, succumb, debt, debtor, comb, bombing, climb, thumb.
Letter p is silent in the following words: coup, receipt, corps, empty, raspberry.
Letter t is silent in the following words: depot, castle, nestle, soften, chalet, bouquet, ballet, debut, mortgage, rustle.
Letter d is silent in the following words: grandfather, veldt, Wednesday.
GAB
