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Question
Pick out the silent letters from these words
| silent letter | |
| hour | |
| knit | |
| wrong | |
| doubt | |
| often | |
| know | |
| night | |
| could | |
| write | |
| knife | |
| high | |
| walk |
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Solution
| silent letter | |
| hour | |
| knit | k |
| wrong | w |
| doubt | b |
| often | t |
| know | k |
| night | gh |
| could | l |
| write | w |
| knife | k |
| high | gh |
| walk | l |
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