SILENT LETTERS
Here are the simple tips to remember the silent letters.
B is often silent after M (mb) and before T (bt): bomb, debt
C is silent after S (sc): muscle, scene ...
E is silent at the end of the words: name; hope
G is often silent before N (gn): gnarled, foreign
H is silent after W (wh): what, when
K is often silent before N (kn): knife, know
L is often silent before M, F, K, D, (lm, lf, lk, ld): calm, half, yolk, could
N is often silent after M (mn): autumn, column
P is silent in the suffix “psych”: psychology
T is often silent after S (st), and at the end of the words of French origin: castle, ballet
U is silent before I (uI) and E (ue): guilty, guess
W is often silent before R (wr) and H (wh): wrong , what