Words that have a silent H may include:
Beginning H's - heir, honest, hour, honor (in some pronunciations, hallelujah)
CH words that have a K sound - chameleon, chaotic, chorus, chrome
GH words (G sounded) - aghast, ghastly, ghoul, ghost, gherkin, ghetto
GH words (G silent) - night, right, freight, dough, ought, through, thought, weight, daughter
KH words - khaki
NH words (from Spanish)- piranha
OH words - pharaoh
RH words from Latin - rhinoceros, rhizome, rhodium, rhododendron, rhubarb, rhyme
WH words - whale, what, why
XH words - exhaust (but not exhale)
* in some pronunciations, the VEH words - vehement, vehicle (but not vehicular)
Ending H's - in hurrah, Sarah, Torah
Some words with a silent S:AisleAproposArkansasBourgeoisChamoisChassisDebrisHors d'oeuvresIllinoisIslandIslePrecisRendezvous
words witn st silent
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Some silent "h" words include hour, honest, honor, and heir. These words are pronounced without the initial "h" sound.
The silent "h" in "honest" is due to the word's etymology from Old French, where the initial "h" was pronounced. Over time, the pronunciation shifted but the spelling remained unchanged.
The letter "h" is silent in the word "honesty" because it is a silent letter. In English, there are several words where the letter "h" is silent, and "honesty" is one of them. The silent "h" is a historical remnant from the word's origin in Old French.
The 'h' is silent as in 'on-ist'
heir honor hour honest herbs
The words "weight," "wave," and "house" all have silent letters in them. Specifically, the letter "h" is silent in all three words.
You use a. You only use an in front of words that start with the vowels a,e,i,o,u.ANS2:It depends on your dialect. before words with an aspirated "H" you use "a" such as "A hot water faucet". If the "H" is silent the vowel needs to be separated by using "an" as in "Anhour". In some dialects silent "H" is more common.
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Yes, the h in homage is silent.
"Silent letters" are letters found in the spelling of some words in a language ( like English and French ) , but these letters are not pronounced.Examples:* The letter "k" is not pronounced in these words: kneekneelknightknot* The letter "h" is not pronounced in: whalewhatwhitewhy* The letters in bold in the following words are silent letters: listenchalktalkwalk
Right, High, thought, caught, fought, and naught.
The words honest (honesty, honestly) and honor(honorable, honorably, honoree, honoring).