American
English comes from many other languages and countries. Non-native
speakers are often surprised by some of our silent letters and
exceptions to the rules.
There are 5
words in English with a silent "th" in them. They are asthma, clothes,
months (but not month), isthmus and northeaster (which is a type of
blizzard).
Five words in American English
pronunciation have a silent "h" at the beginning of the word. (There
are many more with a silent "h" in the middle of the word.) These 5 are
heir, honor, honest, hour, and herb (although some people do pronounce the "h" in herb). Many words have a silent h in the middle of the word, in English. When ""gh" and "rh" are at the front of a word, such as ghost and rhinoceros, the "h" is silent.
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