Words with Silent Letters from A-Z (with Pronunciation Video)

Are you looking for words with silent letters from A-Z? Here you will find a complete list of words with 16 silent letters in English with ESL printable worksheets and pronunciation video.

What is a silent letter? A silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word’s pronunciation. One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters, they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.

Words With Silent Letters

Here’s a list of common words with silent letters in English.

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Words with Silent Letter A

• Artistically
• Logically
• Musically
• Physically
• Critically

Words with Silent Letter B

• Aplomb
• Bomb
• Climb
• Comb
• Coulomb
• Crumb
• Debt
• Doubt
• Dumb
• Jamb
• Lamb
• Limb
• Numb
• Plumber
• Subtle
• Succumb
• Thumb
• Tomb
• Womb

Words with Silent Letter C

• Abscess
• Ascend
• Ascent
• Conscience
• Conscious
• Crescent
• Descend
• Disciple
• Evanesce
• Fascinate
• Fluorescent
• Muscle
• Obscene
• Resuscitate
• Scenario
• Scene
• Scent
• Science
• Scissors
• Transcend

Words with Silent Letter D

• Badge
• Edge
• Handkerchief
• Handsome
• Hedge
• Sandwich
• Wedge
• Wednesday

Words with Silent Letter E

• Age
• Breathe
• Bridge
• Change
• Clothes
• Gene
• Hate
• Like
• Love
• Please
• Vegetable

Words with Silent Letter G

• Align
• Assign
• Benign
• Campaign
• Champagne
• Cologne
• Consign
• Design
• Feign
• Foreign
• Gnarl
• Gnarly
• Gnome
• Reign
• Resign
• Sign

Words with Silent Letter H

• Ache
• Anchor
• Archaeology
• Architect
• Chaos
• Character
• Charisma
• Chemical
• Chlorine
• Choir
• Chord
• Choreograph
• Chrome
• Echo
• Ghost
• Honest
• Hour
• Mechanic
• Monarchy
• Orchestra
• Psychic
• Rhythm
• Scheme
• School
• Stomach
• Tech
• What
• When
• Where
• Whether
• Which
• While
• White
• Why

Words with Silent Letter I

• Business
• Parliament

Words with Silent Letter K

• Knack
• Knead
• Knee
• Kneel
• Knew
• Knickers
• Knife
• Knight
• Knitting
• Knob
• Knock
• Knot
• Know
• Knowledge
• Knuckle

Words with Silent Letter L

• Almond
• Balm
• Calf
• Calm
• Chalk
• Could
• Folk
• Half
• Palm
• Salmon
• Should
• Talk
• Walk
• Would
• Yolk

Words with Silent Letter N

• Autumn
• Column
• Damn
• Hymn

Words with Silent Letter P

• Coup
• Cupboad
• Pneumonia
• Pseudo
• Psychiatrist
• Psychic
• Psychology
• Psychotherapy
• Psychotic
• Raspberry
• Receipt

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Words with Silent Letter S

• Aisle
• Island
• Patios

Words with Silent Letter T

• Apostle
• Bristle
• Bustle
• Butcher
• Castle
• Christmas
• Fasten
• Glisten
• Hustle
• Listen
• Match
• Moisten
• Mortgage
• Nestle
• Often
• Rustle
• Scratch
• Soften
• Thistle
• Watch
• Whistle
• Witch
• Wrestle

Words with Silent Letter U

• Baguette
• Biscuit
• Building
• Circuit
• Disguise
• Guard
• Guess
• Guest
• Guild
• Guile
• Guilt
• Guitar
• Rogue
• Silhouette
• Tongue
• Vogue

Words with Silent Letter W

• Answer
• Awry
• Playwright
• Sword
• Two
• Whole
• Wrack
• Wrap
• Wrapper
• Wrath
• Wreath
• Wreck
• Wreckage
• Wren
• Wrench
• Wrestling
• Wretched
• Wriggle
• Wring
• Wrinkle
• Wrist
• Wrong
• Wrote

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Words with Silent Letters in English

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List of Words with Silent Letters in English

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Words With Silent Letters | Pronunciation Video

Learn the list of words with silent letters with American English pronunciation.