{"id":2411,"date":"2025-12-31T17:07:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/boards\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2025-12-31T17:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:37:25","slug":"ts-inter-1st-year-english-grammar-silent-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manabadi.co.in\/boards\/ts-inter-1st-year-english-grammar-silent-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"TS Inter 1st Year English Grammar Silent Letters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Q.No. 16 (8 \u00d7 1\/2 = 4 Marks)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silent letters are a peculiar feature of English spelling. Letters are used in writing but the corresponding sounds are not uttered in pronunciation. This poses problems to learners both in spelling and pronunciation. A study says that 60% of the English words have silent letters !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Careful observation of both the spelling and pronunciation is the only way out to overcome this problem. There are, however, some generalizations about silent letters that will help learners understand this feature to some extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Intermediate Public Examination, normally, the words that appear in the prescribed selections with a silent consonant letter are set under this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some Guidelines :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018b\u2019 before word final \u2018t\u2019 is silent \u2013 doubt debt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018b\u2019 in final \u2018mb\u2019 clusters is also silent.<br>comb<br>womb<br>tomb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018g\u2019 before word final \u2018n\u2019 is silent.<br>sign<br>resign<br>foreign<br>campaign<br>reign<br>sovereign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018g\u2019 in most \u2018ough\u2019, \u2018augh\u2019 combinations is silent.<br>(But in some words with \u2018augh\u2019 it may sound as \/f\/ as in \u2018laughter),<br>though<br>taught<br>through<br>benign<br>thorough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018h\u2019 in word beginning position (not always) is silent.<br>honest<br>honour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018k\u2019 in word beginning followed by \u2018n\u2019 is silent.<br>knowledge<br>know<br>knit<br>knee<br>knave<br>knuckle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018l\u2019 before word final\u2019m\u2019 is silent.<br>calm<br>palm (but in realm and film \u2013 T is not silent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Word final \u2018n\u2019 preceded by \u2018m\u2019 is silent,<br>condemn<br>column<br>autumn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018p\u2019 in word beginning position followed by \u2018s\u2019 is silent.<br>\u2019psychology<br>psalm<br>pseudo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018p\u2019 in words like receipt is also silent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018r\u2019 followed by a consonant letter is silent,<br>world<br>card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018f is silent in clusters like \u2018astle\u2019, \u2018isten\u2019, \u2018istle\u2019 as in<br>castle<br>whistle<br>listen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018W\u2019 is silent in words like<br>Write<br>wrap<br>know<br>fawn<br>lawn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(These guiding principles are by no way exhaustive. They help the learner to a great extent in identifying the silent letters. About vowels \u2013 the problem is not this simple or unambiguous. So no generalisation is given here.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TEXTUAL EXAMPLES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Silent letter \u2013 Example words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b \u2013 lamb, bomb, tomb, climb, dumb, subtle, plumber, womb, crumb, thumb<br>c \u2013 muscle, blackguard, yacht, indict, scene<br>d \u2013 Wednesday, handkerchief, handbag, handsome, adjourn, adjective, judge<br>g \u2013 gnaw, gnome, phlegm, foreign, resign, campaign, align, sovereign<br>h \u2013 honour, heir, ghost, night, rhyme, rhythm, when, where, hour<br>k \u2013 know, knee, knock, knot, kneel, knowledge<br>t \u2013 talk, folk, salmon, colonel, calf, calm, half, walk, baulk<br>m \u2013 mnemonic . . .<br>n \u2013 hymn, solemn, damn, autumn, column<br>p \u2013 recepit, psychic, pneumonia, psyche<br>q(u) \u2013 lacquer<br>r \u2013 girl, bird, card, teacher, leader, curd, world<br>s \u2013 isle, aisle, viscount, island<br>t \u2013 thistle, fasten, mortgage, soften, watch, tsunami<br>w \u2013 whole, sword, two, who, wrist, wrong<br>y \u2013 prayer, mayor<br>z \u2013 rendezvous<br>gh \u2013 sigh, high, daughter, naughty, caught, brought, bought, night, haughty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise -1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QuestionI.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> Underline the silent letters in the following words?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) knell<br>2) consign<br>3) thorough<br>4) yellow<br>5) often<br>6) delight<br>7) benign<br>8) almond<br>9) yolk<br>10) limb<br>11) pseudonym<br>12) cupboard<br>13) Indict<br>14) climb<br>15) half<br>16) bouquet<br>17) wreath<br>18) dumb<br>19) depot<br>20) answer<br>21) aisle<br>22) exhibition<br>23) night<br>24) condemn<br>25) pneumonia<br>26) design<br>27) christmas<br>28) reign<br>29) palm<br>30) debut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31) precis<br>32) whistle<br>33) poignant<br>34) knead<br>35) castle<br>36) subtle<br>37) feign<br>38) debt<br>39) knight<br>40) knack<br>41) debris<br>42) comb<br>43) succumb<br>44) fight<br>45) deign<br>46) chalk<br>47) folk<br>48) bustle<br>49) align<br>50) malign<br>51) honest<br>52) lodge<br>53) pawn<br>54) doubt<br>55) bridge<br>56) coup<br>57) rapport<br>58) ghost<br>59) through<br>60) listen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>1)\u00a0knell<br>2) consign<br>3) thorough<br>4) yellow<br>5) often<br>6) delight<br>7) benign<br>8) almond<br>9) yolk<br>10) limb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11)&nbsp;pseudonym<br>12) cupboard<br>13) Indict<br>14) climb<br>15) half<br>16) bouquet<br>17)&nbsp;wreath<br>18) dumb<br>19) depot<br>20) answer<br>21) aisle<br>22) exhibition<br>23) night<br>24) condemn<br>25)&nbsp;pneumonia<br>26) design<br>27) christmas<br>28) reign<br>29) palm<br>30) debut<br>31) precis<br>32) whistle<br>33) poignant<br>34)&nbsp;knead<br>35) castle<br>36) subtle<br>37) feign<br>38) debt<br>39)&nbsp;knight<br>40)&nbsp;knack<br>41) debris<br>42) comb<br>43) succumb<br>44) fight<br>45) deign<br>46) chalk<br>47) folk<br>48) bustle<br>49) align<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50) malign<br>51)&nbsp;honest<br>52) lodge<br>53) pawn<br>54) doubt<br>55) bridge<br>56) coup<br>57) rapport<br>58)&nbsp;ghost<br>59) through<br>60) listen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">QuestionII.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> Identify the silent consonant letters in the following words?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exercise \u2013 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i) bright<br>ii) scene<br>iii) hour<br>iv) neighbour<br>v) wrong<br>vi) knell<br>vii) wreath<br>viii) palm<br>ix) limb<br>x) design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>i) bright \u2013 gh<br>ii) scene \u2013 c<br>iii)\u00a0hour \u2013 h \u2013 r<br>iv) neighbour\u00a0\u2013 g, h, r<br>v)\u00a0wrong \u2013 w<br>vi)\u00a0knell \u2013 k<br>vii)\u00a0wreath \u2013 w<br>viii) palm \u2013 l<br>ix) limb\u00a0\u2013 b<br>x) design \u2013 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise \u2013 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>i) chalk<br>ii) knock<br>iii) depot<br>iv) teacher<br>v) often<br>vi) thought<br>vii) honest<br>viii) almond<br>ix) know<br>x) talk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>i) chalk \u2013 1<br>ii)\u00a0knock \u2013 k<br>iii) depot\u00a0\u2013 t<br>iv) teacher\u00a0\u2013 r<br>v) often \u2013 t<br>vi) thought \u2013 gh<br>vii)\u00a0honest \u2013 h<br>viii) almond \u2013 l<br>ix)\u00a0know\u00a0\u2013 k, w<br>x) talk \u2013 l<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise \u2013 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>i) lodge<br>ii) castle<br>iii) feign<br>iv) laugh<br>v) debut<br>vi) malign<br>vii) talk<br>viii) psyche<br>ix) lighten<br>x) muscle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>i) lodge \u2013 d<br>ii) castle \u2013 l<br>iii) feign \u2013 g<br>iv) laugh \u2013 \u2026<br>v) debut\u00a0\u2013 t<br>vi) malign \u2013 g<br>vii) talk \u2013 l<br>viii)\u00a0psyche \u2013 p<br>ix) lighten \u2013 gh<br>x) muscle \u2013 c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise \u2013 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>i) yolk<br>ii) would<br>iii) pneumonia<br>iv) consign<br>v) drawing<br>vi) what<br>vii) knead<br>viii) doubt<br>ix) island<br>x) aisle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>i) yolk \u2013 l<br>ii) would \u2013 l<br>iii)\u00a0pneumonia \u2013 p<br>iv) consign \u2013 g<br>v) drawing \u2013 w<br>vi) what \u2013 h<br>vii)\u00a0knead \u2013 k<br>viii) doubt \u2013 b<br>ix) island \u2013 s<br>x) aisle \u2013 s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise \u2013 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>i) thorough<br>ii) who<br>iii) benign<br>iv) receipt<br>v) rhythm<br>vi) diversity<br>vii) nursery<br>viii) column<br>ix) curd<br>x) kneel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>i) thorough\u00a0\u2013 gh<br>ii)\u00a0who \u2013 w<br>iii) benign \u2013 g<br>iv) receipt \u2013 p<br>v) rhythm \u2013 h<br>vi) diversity \u2013 r<br>vii) nursery \u2013 r<br>viii) column\u00a0\u2013 n<br>ix) curd \u2013 r<br>x)\u00a0kneel \u2013 k<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 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r<br>vi)\u00a0mnemonic \u2013 m<br>vii) dumb\u00a0\u2013 b<br>viii) damn\u00a0\u2013 n<br>ix) should \u2013 l<br>x) folk \u2013 l<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise \u2013 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>i) knock<br>ii) autumn<br>iii) cupboard<br>iv) tight<br>v) walk<br>vi) sword<br>vii) subtle<br>viii) psalm<br>ix) handsome<br>x) gnaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>i)\u00a0knock \u2013 k<br>ii) autumn\u00a0\u2013 n<br>iii) cupboard \u2013 p<br>iv) tight \u2013 gh<br>v) walk \u2013 l<br>vi) sword \u2013 w, r<br>vii) subtle \u2013 b<br>viii)\u00a0psalm \u2013 p, l<br>ix) handsome \u2013 d<br>x) gnaw\u00a0\u2013 g, w<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q.No. 16 (8 \u00d7 1\/2 = 4 Marks) Silent letters are a peculiar feature of English spelling. 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