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 T” in English.
- Apostle
- Bristle
- Bustle
- Butcher
- Castle
- Christmas
- Fasten
- Glisten
- Hustle
- Listen
- Match
- Moisten
- Mortgage
- Nestle
- Often
- Rustle
- Scratch
- Soften
- Thistle
- Watch
- Whistle
- Witch
- Wrestle
