silent letters

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Silent letters are letters that occur in spelling despite not being pronounced.

beginning

knead, kneel, knot,

  Beginning Middle End
k knot    
knead    
kneel    
knew    
know    
knuckle    
knock    
knowledge    
knight    

 

Relevance to Cued Speech

Just as silent letters are no pronounced when spoken, they are not cued.