If you are an ESL student, you know that there are some words in English that are difficult to pronounce. But did you know that there are also many words in English with silent letters? These are letters that do not sound when they are pronounced, but they still have a meaning in the word. In this lesson, you will find a list of 100 difficult words with silent letters. Study them well and pronunciation will become easier for you!
Difficult Words with Silent Letters
| Bristle | Business | Building |
| Coup | Critically | Crescent |
| Calm | Castle | Campaign |
| Chord | Christmas | Choreograph |
| Comb | Conscious | Conscience |
| Disciple | Doubt | Disguise |
| Aplomb | Archaeology | Apostle |
| Debt | Design | Descend |
| Clothes | Column | Cologne |
| Architect | Ascend | Artistically |
| Chalk | Change | Champagne |
| Bomb | Bridge | Breathe |
| Awry | Baguette | Badge |
| Chemical | Choir | Chlorine |
| Age | Align | Aisle |
| Dumb | Edge | Echo |
| Crumb | Damn | Cupboard |
| Balm | Biscuit | Benign |
| Bustle | Calf | Butcher |
| Chrome | Climb | Circuit |
| Abscess | Yolk | Ache |
| Evanesce | Fasten | Fascinate |
| Ascent | Autumn | Assign |
| Chaos | Charisma | Character |
| Consign | Coulomb | Could |
| Almond | Answer | Anchor |
| Jamb | Knead | Knack |
| Talk | Thistle | Tech |
| Orchestra | Parliament | Palm |
| Wreckage | Wrench | Wren |
| Knickers | Knight | Knife |
| Transcend | Vegetable | Two |
| Limb | Logically | Listen |
| Which | Whistle | While |
| Muscle | Nestle | Musically |
| Wrack | Wrapper | Wrap |
| Pseudo | Psychic | Psychiatrist |
| Wrist | Wrote | Wrong |
| Gnome | Guess | Guard |
| Salmon | Scenario | Sandwich |
| Please | Pneumonia | Plumber |
| Wriggle | Wrinkle | Wring |
| Moisten | Mortgage | Monarchy |
| Witch | Would | Womb |
| Guest | Guile | Guild |
| Scene | Scheme | Scent |
| Knitting | Knock | Knob |
| Vogue | Watch | Walk |
| Hustle | Island | Hymn |
| Subtle | Sword | Succumb |
| Handkerchief | Hate | Handsome |
| Scratch | Sign | Should |
| Knuckle | Like | Lamb |
| When | Whether | Where |
| Foreign | Ghost | Gene |
| Reign | Resuscitate | Resign |
| Psychic | Psychotherapy | Psychology |
| Patios | Playwright | Physically |
| Wrestle | Wretched | Wrestling |
| Hedge | Hour | Honest |
| Silhouette | Stomach | Soften |
| Knee | Knew | Kneel |
| Thumb | Tongue | Tomb |
| Love | Mechanic | Match |
| White | Why | Whole |
| Feign | Folk | Fluorescent |
| Psychotic | Receipt | Raspberry |
| Guilt | Half | Guitar |
| School | Scissors | Science |
| Knot | Knowledge | Know |
| Wedge | What | Wednesday |
| Numb | Often | Obscene |
| Wrath | Wreck | Wreath |
| Glisten | Gnarly | Gnarl |
| Rhythm | Rustle | Rogue |
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