1．“ a”在词尾不发音：

 

cocoa—coco

 

2． b” 在以“—mb” 结尾的词中不发音

 

climb—clime, lamb—lam, plumb—plum, jamb—jam,coomb—coom,subtle--suttle

 

3．“ c” 不发音：

 

schort—short, schorl--shawl

 

4． “ d” 不发音：

 

handsome--hansom

 

5．“e” “ a”在词尾不发音：

 

ore—or—oar—awe, grate—great, brake—break,parol—parole,griff—griffe, prose—pro, dyeing—dying, sale—sail,pale—pail,male—mail, lute—loot, pane—pain, base—bass

 

6． “n” 前的“g”常常为无声字母：

 

reign—rein, gnaw—nor, sign—sine, feign—fain—fane, gneiss—nice

 

7． 不发音的“h” 常常在 “w”, “ t”, “c”, “a”, “g”之后

 

while—wile, when—wen, whack—wack, whale—wale—wail,whit—wit,whet—wet, whiz—wiz, wheal—weal--wheel, thyme—time,chord—cord,choral—coral, minah—miner—minor, donah—dona,ghyll—gill

 

8． “k”在“ n”前常常不发音：

 

knot—not, know—no, knit—nit, knight—night—nite,knap—nap,knob--nob, knock—nock, knobble—nobble, knay—nay,knave—nave

 

9． 无声字母 “l” 多在 “n”, “m”前：

 

halm—harm, holm—home, balm—barm,yolk—yoke

 

10．以字母组合mn结尾的单词“n” 不发音时造成的同音词：

 

damn—dam, hymn—him, limn—limb

 

11． 声字母“p”

 

corps—core—cow, psych—sike

 

12． 无声字母 “r”

 

iron—ion

 

13． 无声字母 “s”

 

islet—eyelet, hors—hoar

 

14． “t” 在“ch” 前或在词尾不发音时造成的同音词：

 

retch—reach, letch—lech, witch—which, batch—bach,tchick—chick,trait—tray, mot—mo—mow

 

15． “w”在 “r” , “h”前不发音：

 

write—wcenter—rite—center, wring—ring, wrick—rick,wrest—rest,wrap—rap, wrack—rack, wreck—reck—rec, wretch—retch,whole—hole,whoop—hoop, wholly—holy

 

16． “u” 在“ b”, “g”后不发音

 

buy—by—bye, buoy—boy, buyer—byre, guilt—gilt,guild—gild,guerilla—gorilla, guelder—gelder

 

17． “q” 后面的 “ue’ 不发音

 

clique—cleek, casque—cask, masque –mask,coque—cock,pique—peak—peek—peke

 

18． 字母组合“gh”不发音

 

eight—ate, might—mite, sight—site—cite,sought—sort,straight—strait,bought—bort, slight—sleight,through—threw,bough—bow, sleigh—slay, weigh—way—whey, aweigh—away,high—hi—hie,weight—wait