تحفة و جميل Spelling Rules

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Spelling Rules




Silent B


B is not pronounced when following M at the end of a word.


Climb


Crumb


Dumb


Comb


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Silent C

C is not pronounced when word ends with “scle”

Muscle

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Silent D

D is not pronounced in following common words

Sandwich

Wednesday (The underlined d is not pronounced)

Handkerchief

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Silent E

E is not pronounced at the end of words and usually makes the vowel long

Hope

Drive

Gave

Write

Site

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Silent G

G is not often pronounced when followed by an N

Champagne (If you will notice H is also silent in this word)

foreign

sign

feign

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Silent GH

GH is not pronounced before T and at the end of many words





Thought

Might

Right

Fight

Weigh

Weight

Though

Daughter

Light

Knight

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Silent H

H is not pronounced when following W

White

Whale

Which

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Silent K

K is not pronounced when followed by N at the beginning of a word

Know

Knock

Knowledge

Knight

Knife

Knee

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Silent L

L is sometimes not pronounced before L, D, F, M, K

Calm

Half

Salmon

Talk

Walk

Would

Should

Tall

Ball

Call

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Silent N

N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word

Autumn

Hymn

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Silent P

P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix “Psych” and “Pneu”

Psychiatric

Psychiatrist

Pneumonia

Psychological

Psychotherapy

Psychotic

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Silent S

S is not pronounced before L in the following words

Island

Isle

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Silent T

T is not pronounced in these common words

Castle

Christmas

Fasten

Listen

Often

Whistle

Thistle

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Silent U

U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel

Guess

Guidance

Guitar

Guest

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Silent W

W is not pronounced at the beginning of a word followed by an R

Wrap

Write

Wrong

Sword (In this word W is also silent)

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So these are the common spelling rules which you must follow while spelling some words. When you will follow these rules, i am pretty sure your English skills will definitely improve.