Silent letter facts for kids
Silent letters are letters written in words that do not any sound in the word. In English, these include the k in know and knee, the second b in bomb and numb, the s in island, and the e in lame and lime.
Silent letters exist in the spelling systems in many languages, but they are very common in languages with deep orthographies, spelling systems with little one-to-one relationship between letters and sounds, like English, French, Thai, and Mongolian.
Images for kids
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The silent Arabic alif is marked with a wasla sign above it
See also
In Spanish: Letra muda para niños
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