Need words with silent first letters

[phillydog]

Strange request..... I am seeking words that have silent first letters such as:

Tsunami, Jai Alai, Pneumonia

.... or if not, first letters that do not sound like the letter such as:

Qat (pronounced cat) or Xylophone

I am seeking words beginning with F, L, N, R, S, U, V, or Z

Not only is the thread going on 12 years old, but the OP hasn't posted for more than 8 years.
admin allisolm

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: phillydog
Strange request..... I am seeking words that have silent first letters such as:

Tsunami, Jai Alai, Pneumonia

.... or if not, first letters that do not sound like the letter such as:

Qat (pronounced cat) or Xylophone

I am seeking words beginning with F, L, N, R, S, U, V, or Z

 

[shamrock1313]

Gnome. Knight.

 

[Ilmater]

Does anyone else find this to be an odd post for someone with .33 posts per day?

Llama... one of them is silent... might as well be the first one.

 

[shamrock1313]

Not really.. Seeing as I only have 48 posts.. I rarely travel to this forum.. That is why my post count is quite low.

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: phillydog
.... or if not, first letters that do not sound like the letter such as:

Qat (pronounced cat)

i think almost every word that starts with or contains the letter 'q' is a k or hard c sound.

 

[artikk]

know
knife
kneel
knee

 

[PHiuR]

are you getting "extra credit" from your 22 year old high school english teacher for this?

 

[phillydog]

I don't post too often, only when I can help or need help....

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: shamrock1313
Not really.. Seeing as I only have 48 posts.. I rarely travel to this forum.. That is why my post count is quite low.

I stand corrected.

 

[habib89]

since you know what letters you need, why don't you just look through a dictionary?

 

[leftyman]

id like to buy a vowel

 

[Ilmater]

Florida?

...


No wait...

 

[HN]

phillydog

 

[Ilmater]

My friend "Zeke" spells his name Seke... does that count?

Wait, I have no friends, and Zeke spells his name like all the other Zekes.

I'll come up with something.

 

[silverpig]

Fdog
Ldog
Ndog
Rdog
Sdog
Udog
Vdog
Zdog

All pronounced as "dog", with various meanings.

 

[Howard]

"Tsunami" does not have a silent 't' when pronounced properly.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: Howard
"Tsunami" does not have a silent 't' when pronounced properly.

and the j in jai alai isn't silent either. But I guess we will have to give him pneumonia.

 

[Tylanner]

i hate thread with werds

 

[phillydog]

Originally posted by: Howard
"Tsunami" does not have a silent 't' when pronounced properly.

I was gonna point you you dictionary.com however, you are correct... there are 2 pronunciations, one as you suggested.... I guess add 'T' to the list.

 

[yankeesfan]

Originally posted by: phillydog

Originally posted by: Howard
"Tsunami" does not have a silent 't' when pronounced properly.

I was gonna point you you dictionary.com however, you are correct... there are 2 pronunciations, one as you suggested.... I guess add 'T' to the list.

Tsar

 

[phillydog]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: Howard
"Tsunami" does not have a silent 't' when pronounced properly.

and the j in jai alai isn't silent either. But I guess we will have to give him pneumonia.

sorry... that should have been under the
.... or if not, first letters that do not sound like the letter such as:

 

[piasabird]

Column
colonel pronounce kernal in americal we usually do not say co-lo-nel.
Psalm
Adjunct
Adjacent

 

[sao123]

CZAR... pronounced "zar"
mnemonic... pronounced "nee-maw-nik"


edit: well i see it doesnt start with something in your list...so... i dunno

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: phillydog

Originally posted by: Howard
"Tsunami" does not have a silent 't' when pronounced properly.

I was gonna point you you dictionary.com however, you are correct... there are 2 pronunciations, one as you suggested.... I guess add 'T' to the list.

There is no English "ts" sound.