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SILENT LETTERS
Some words in English have silent letters. Silent letters are letters which appear in words without affecting any of its phonemes.
The letter B is silent in the following situations:
The letter G is silent in the following situations:
The letter H is silent in the following situations:
The letter K is silent in the following situations:
The letter S is silent in the following situations:
The letter U is silent in the following situations:
The letter W is silent in the following situations:
affixes - prefixes
| dis | im | in | mis | pre |
| disagree disappear disarm disconnect dishonest dislike disloyal dismount disobey disorder disown distrust |
impatient imperfect impolite impossible impure |
inactive incomplete incorrect indefinite |
misbehave mislay misplace mislead misread mispronounce misspell mistreat misuse |
prearrange precook prepaid preschool pretest preview |
| re | un | ||
| reappear rearm rearrange recount redo reenter refill refresh refried regrew regroup reheat rehire reload remade remake remarry |
remove rename renumber repack repaint repay replace replay reread rerun resale reshape retell rethink retrace reword rewrite |
unable unafraid unbroken uncertain uncommon uncooked uncover undecided undress unequal uneven unexpected unfair unfamiliar unfasten unhappy unhealthy |
unheated unkind unknown unlike unlock unlucky unpainted unreal unselfish untangle untied unusual unwrapped |
affixes - suffixes
| able | en | er | ful | ible |
| admirable agreeable avoidable approachable believable breakable comfortable curable desirable enjoyable excitable excusable exchangeable imaginable laughable likable manageable moveable noticeable observable pleasurable readable respectable salable teachable trainable understandable usable washable wearable workable |
blacken brighten cheapen dampen darken fatten flatten freshen gladden golden harden lengthen lighten loosen moisten quicken ripen sadden sharpen shorten strengthen sweeten thicken toughen whiten widen wooden |
bomber catcher commander dancer defender designer dodger driver dryer explorer follower gambler golfer invader juggler leader manager painter performer pitcher pointer rancher robber ruler scraper settler sharpener shopper speaker stinger teacher trapper washer |
armful careful cheerful colourful delightful fearful forgetful helpful hopeful joyful painful peaceful playful respectful restful successful thankful useful wasteful wonderful youthful |
collapsible collectible convertible defensible digestible expressible forcible reversible |
| ion | less | ly | ness |
| action attraction celebration collection collision communication confusion construction correction decision decoration demonstration destruction digestion derection division election erosion explosion graduation hibernation infection injection inspection invention location migration objection operation pollution protection rotation selection suggestion vacation |
ageless beardless blameless breathless careless childless cloudless fearless harmless helpless homeless hopeless jobless painless restless sleepless useless worthless |
badly bravely brightly cleverly fairly foolishly freely gladly greatly happily honestly kindly lonely loudly nearly neatly nervously politely proudly quietly rudely safely sickly smoothly softly sweetly swiftly wisely |
cleverness darkness fairness foolishness goodness greatness kindness likeness loudness meanness nervousness politeness sadness sickness smoothness softness sweetness swiftness thickness |
words ending in y
Change of y to i.
Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add es or ed.
puppy - puppies
army - armies
supply - supplies
sky - skies
party - parties
library - libraries
rely - relies
marry - marries
theory - theories
study - studies
apply - applies
Words ending in y preceded by a vowel, just add s
boy - boys
toy - toys
employ - employs
valley - valleys
delay - delays
convey - conveys
pray - prays
stay - stays
Adding a suffix
Words ending in y before a consonant usually change the y to i before a suffix.
happy - happiness
beauty - beautiful
busy - business
mystery - mysterious
luxury - luxurious
fancy - fanciful
envy - envious
mercy - merciless
ordinary - ordinarily
vary - variance
apply - appliance
But verbs ending in y do not drop the y before ing
study - studying
hurry - hurrying
relay - relaying
pray - praying
portray - portraying
apply - applying
words ending in ie / ei
When the sound is e write ie except after c
relieve
priest
relief
chieftain
grievous
field
belief
yield
thief
shriek
reprieve
besiege
piece
pierce
cashier
reprieve
brief
sieve
When the sound is other than e, usually write ei
eight
rein
veil
heir
weight
their
sleigh
vein
neigh
skein
neighbour
reign
freight
heifer
weir
weigh