Question

silent letters
some words have silent letters. these are written but are not pronounced.
underline the silent letters in these words.

write
whole
knit
wednesday
half
talk
castle
muscle
knee

gnaw
wrist
knife
hymn
yolk
know
answer
calf
thumb

gnarl
limb
wreck
receipt
whistle
fasten
listen
knight
wriggle

crumb
gnome
wrong
wrap
doubt
knuckle
gnat
knot
climb

Explanation:

Identify silent letters in each word

• write: write (silent w)
• whole: whole (silent w)
• knit: knit (silent k)
• Wednesday: Wednesday (silent d, silent s is often considered silent or merged, but d is the primary silent letter; e is also silent in the second syllable, but d is the standard silent letter taught)
• half: half (silent l)
• talk: talk (silent l)
• castle: castle (silent t)
• muscle: muscle (silent c)
• knee: knee (silent k)
• gnaw: gnaw (silent g)
• wrist: wrist (silent w)
• knife: knife (silent k, silent e at the end is a marker but k is the primary silent consonant)
• hymn: hymn (silent n)
• yolk: yolk (silent l)
• know: know (silent k, w is also part of digraph but k is the silent onset)
• answer: answer (silent w)
• calf: calf (silent l)
• thumb: thumb (silent b)
• gnarl: gnarl (silent g)
• limb: limb (silent b)
• wreck: wreck (silent w)
• receipt: receipt (silent p)
• whistle: whistle (silent t, e is silent)
• fasten: fasten (silent t)
• listen: listen (silent t)
• knight: knight (silent k, silent gh)
• wriggle: wriggle (silent w, e is silent)
• crumb: crumb (silent b)
• gnome: gnome (silent g, e is silent)
• wrong: wrong (silent w)
• wrap: wrap (silent w)
• doubt: doubt (silent b)
• knuckle: knuckle (silent k, e is silent)
• gnat: gnat (silent g)
• knot: knot (silent k)
• climb: climb (silent b)

Format the output clearly

Represent the words with the silent letters underlined or bolded to show which letters are not pronounced.

Answer:

Here are the words with their silent letters underlined:

• <u>w</u>rite
• <u>w</u>hole
• <u>k</u>nit
• We<u>d</u>nesday
• ha<u>l</u>f
• ta<u>l</u>k
• cas<u>t</u>le
• mus<u>c</u>le
• <u>k</u>nee
• <u>g</u>naw
• <u>w</u>rist
• <u>k</u>nife
• hym<u>n</u>
• yo<u>l</u>k
• <u>k</u>now
• ans<u>w</u>er
• ca<u>l</u>f
• thum<u>b</u>
• <u>g</u>narl
• lim<u>b</u>
• <u>w</u>reck
• recei<u>p</u>t
• whis<u>t</u>le
• fas<u>t</u>en
• lis<u>t</u>en
• <u>k</u>ni<u>gh</u>t
• <u>w</u>riggle
• crum<u>b</u>
• <u>g</u>nome
• <u>w</u>rong
• <u>w</u>rap
• dou<u>b</u>t
• <u>k</u>nuckle
• <u>g</u>nat
• <u>k</u>not
• clim<u>b</u>