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              e2262
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              silent-letters-spelling-rules
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              English Language Arts
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              Silent letters are very common in English and can make spelling a challenge
A silent letter is not heard when a word is pronounced.
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              Here are common English words spelled with silent letters.
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			 Silent -w words  | 
			
			 Silent -l words  | 
			
			 Silent -b words  | 
		
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			 answer  | 
			
			 could  | 
			
			 climb  | 
		
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			 Silent -k words  | 
			
			 Silent -c words  | 
			
			 Silent -t words  | 
		
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			 know  | 
			
			 muscle  | 
			
			 listen  | 
		
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			 Silent -h words  | 
			
			 Silent -p words  | 
			
			 Silent -s words  | 
		
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			 hour  | 
			
			 psychology  | 
			
			 island  | 
		
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              Regularly Misspelled Vowel Sounds—Spelling Rules
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              Words Whose Pronunciation and Spelling Differ—Spelling Rules
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              Plural Spellings—Spelling Rules
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