The 's' ending the word Illinois is a silent 's'.
You can find a silent s in French when:- it is at the end of words, (most often as a plural mark);- when the 's' is the mark of a verb ending in conjugations;
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Some examples of English words with a silent P are pneumonia, pneumatic, psychic and psychiatrist.
Some words that begin with a silent 'p' include: psychology, pneumonia, pneumatic, and pseudo.
Some words with a silent G include:assignassignedassigningboughtbrightcampaigncaughtdesigndesigneddesigningdiaphragmeighteightyfightflightforeignerfoughtfraughtgnarlygnatgnawgnomeheighthighknightlightmightnaughtynightoughtreignresignrightsightsignsignsignagesigningsoughttaughttightweight
silent letters
The word faux has a silent x, pronounced [foh]. The word anxiety has a silent x,pronounced[ansiety]
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Some examples of words with a silent "m" are mnemonic, subtle, and hymn.
There are no commonly used words in English where the letter "o" is silent. However, there may be some words borrowed from other languages, like "doux" in French, where the "x" is pronounced instead of "ou".
There are no words that create the sound of steam, steam is silent.