Table 1 Examples of English words written with one or more silent letters
From: Trilingual and biliterate language education policy in Hong Kong: past, present and future
Silent letter | Examples | Silent letter | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
 < b >  | climb, debt |  < c >  | muscle, scissors |
 < h >  | ghost, hour |  < k >  | knife, knock |
 < l >  | half, talk |  < n >  | column, condemn |
 < p >  | pneumonia, psychology |  < s >  | aisle, island |
 < t >  | castle, listen |  < w >  | whole, wrestle |