Question

when does letter 'B ' & letter 'R' remain silent . Support your answer with example.

Answer 1

Answer:

Silent letters can distinguish between homophones, e.g. in/inn; be/bee; lent/leant. This is an aid to readers already familiar with both words. Silent letters may give an insight into the meaning or origin of a word; e.g. vineyard suggests vines more than the phonetic *vinyard would.

The word pneumatic begins with the prefix pneumo-, p-n-e-u-m-o, which relates to air or the lungs, and is pronounced with a silent p. In fact, almost all of the words that begin with the letters pn- use the pneumo- prefix. The most common pn- words are pneumatic and pneumonia.

Answer 2

Answer:

If letter 'r' appears after a vowel sound and there is no other sound after it, it will be silent. 2. If letter 'r' appears after a vowel sound but before a constant sound, it will be silent. Now read this rule very carefully to remember, when letter 'r' is pronounced.

Most silent b's come at the ends of words and just after m: , climb, comb..