Silent words

Silent Words

Many words in English have silent letters. Silent letters are letters that you can't hear when you say the word, but that are there when you write the word.
Silent B [pic]

|bomb |The disposal squad quickly diffused the bomb. |
|climb |They want to climb Mount Everest. |
|crumb |The waiter brushed the crumb off the table. |
|dumb |He was struck dumb with horror. |
|lamb |The newborn lamb had to be fed by hand. |
|limb |This soldier has lost the use of two limbs. |
|numb |My fingers are numb with cold. |
|thumb |The killer was trapped by his thumb print. |
|plumber |To fix the sink the plumber needed a better tool. |
|tomb |In the churchyard there was a marble tomb. |
|womb |A baby spends nine months in the womb. |
|catacomb |A catacomb is an underground cemetery. |
|debt |Many people are in debt to their bank. |
|doubt |I doubt it will ever happen. |
|subtle |His jokes are so subtle we