silent letter in the word doctor
Answers
"The second O" is the silent letter in the word Doctor as it is pronounced as "e".
Explanation:
- The silent letters are those which are written in a word or term but they do not have any sound in the word.
- Such letters are left unpronounced in specific words.
- These words have such a little sound that they are considered silent.
"O" is the silent letter in the word "doctor"
Explanation:
In English "pronunciation", a "silent letter" is a term used "informally"—is a letter/letter combination of the "alphabet" which is generally "not pronounced" in a word. Examples, the "b" in subtle, the "c" in scissors, the "g" in design, the "t" in listen, and the "gh" in thought.
Types of Silent Letters
A. Auxiliary Letters
"Auxiliary" letters are part of a "group of letters" which spell a sound which does not have a usual "single" letter to represent it. For eg,
- /th/ there
- /th/ thing
- /sh/ share
- /ng/ song.
- /zh/ treasure
2. Dummy Letters
"Dummy letters have 2 sub-groups: "empty letters & inert letters". "Inert letters" are letters which in a "given word segment" are sometimes heard & sometimes not heard. For example,
resign ("g" is not heard)
, resignation ("g" is heard)
malign ("g" is not heard)
, malignant ("g" is heard)
"Empty letters do not have a function like "inert letters" or "auxiliary letters". For example, the letter "u" in the word gauge is "empty". Egs: of silent consonants. Silent consonants make pronunciation much more difficult, especially for English language learners
- b: thumb
- ch: yacht
- d: ledge, bridge, edge
- g: sign, foreign, assign, design,
- h: spaghetti , rhinoceros,
- k: knee, knit, knob, know, knuckle
- m: mnemonic
- n: column
- p: receipt , raspberry,
- t: listen, castle, whistle
- w: wrap, answer, wreck, wreath,
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