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Lecture 1.15 More Silent Consonants

When two or three consonants appear together, one letter is sometimes silent.
  • The letters mb can make the /m/ sound you hear in crumb and lamb. The b is silent.
  • The letters tch can make the /ch/ sound you hear in batch and catch. The t is silent.
In some pairs, both letters are silent.
The letters gh can be silent in the middle or end of a words, as in bright and weigh.