English words with silent letters

The English language has a lot of silent letters. Silent letters cause difficulties for English learners, because they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation. Here’s a list of common words with silent letters.

Words beginning with a silent letters
K- know, knee, knife, knit, knuckle

P- psychology, psychiatrist, pneumonia

W- wrap, wrinkle, wrath, write, wrist

Silent words that are in between the words

S- Isle, aisle, island

t- listen, soften, castle, often, debt

l- should, could, would