Some letters are like invisible helpers. They help the word sound right, but you don’t hear them. Like how ‘knight’ has a ‘k’ and a ‘gh,’ but we don’t say those sounds, they’re just there to help people know it’s pronounced ‘nite.’
Think of silent letters like extra pieces in a puzzle, they make the picture clearer, even if you can’t see them.
Examples
- A ‘b’ in ‘debt’ doesn’t say anything, but people still write it.
- The ‘k’ in ‘knight’ is invisible, you don’t hear it when you read the word.
- Even though you don’t say the ‘p’ in ‘psychology,’ it’s still there.
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See also
- What Causes the ‘Rise’ of a New Language?
- Why Do We Use ‘Silent Letters’ in English?
- How Did the ‘First Language’ Influence Modern Communication?
- How Did the First Languages Evolve and Why Are Some Easier to Learn Than Others?
- How Did the First Languages Come About?
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