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 U” in English.
- Baguette
- Biscuit
- Building
- Circuit
- Disguise
- Guard
- Guess
- Guest
- Guild
- Guile
- Guilt
- Guitar
- Rogue
- Silhouette
- Tongue
- Vogue
