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.
Here’s a list of “silent letters H” in English.
- 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
