Part 29 (1/2)

”_C_ is silent before _k_ in the same syllable. _C_ is silent in czar, victuals, muscle, corpuscle, indict, and Connecticut.”

back deck lack stack Patrick buck duck hack stick reckon burdock chick luck suck thicken clock click lick beckon Cossack

EIGHTH YEAR.

#[First Month.]#

”_D_ is silent before _g_ in the same syllable.”

edge hedge ridge lodge misjudge wedge budge bridge sledge judgment pledge drudge fudge begrudge lodgment

#[Second Month.]#

”_G_ is silent before _m_ or _n_ in the same syllable.”

phlegm malign gnaw campaign gnash arraign paradigm feign foreign gnu benign diaphragm reign design seignior resign gnat a.s.sign gnarl consign

#[Third Month.]#

”_H_ is silent when it follows _g_ or _r_ in the same syllable.”

ghost myrrh rheumatism rhapsody rhinoceros aghast hemorrhage rhyme rhythm Rhine gherkin rhubarb rhombus rhomboid catarrh

#[Fourth Month.]#

”_K_ is silent before _n_ in the same syllable.”

knack kneel knot knap sack k.n.o.b knave knife knock knowledge knucks knead knight knoll knuckle knarl knee knit know knell knout

#[Fifth Month.]#

”_N_ final after _l_ or _m_ is silent.”

hymn contemn solemn limn d.a.m.n kiln condemn column autumn

#[Sixth Month.]#

”_T_ is silent before _ch_ in the same syllable.”

hitch pitch match notch catch kitchen botch hatch scratch patch latch Dutch watch Mitch.e.l.l satchel thatch ditch witch batch Scotch