English is meant to kill you. Where is the silence. Okay, now respond...

Can you name a word with silent letters and explain why those letters are there?

Words with silent letters. 
k: know, knee, knife
H: honor, heir, honest
B: lamb, dept, subtle
Silent letters can be distinguish between homophones. Silent letters may give an insight into the meaning or origin of a word.


Hour, the letter "H" is silent, as this word is an adaptation from French, that originally has it as silent as it remains from its Latin origin "hora", indicating time.

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