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Silent Letters
These are those letters in words which are not pronounced when we say the word. In other words, these letters or alphabets are written when spelling the word but not said out loud verbally. This is mainly because of the changes in pronunciation that the English language has seen over the centuries, in olden times the silent letters used to be pronounced and the spellings also varied greatly. On this page we have listed out the different types of silent alphabets and examples of the words they are used in.

Silent B

The alphabet ‘B’ is not pronounced when it comes after ‘M’ in a word

- Climb

- Plumber

- Tomb

- Comb

Silent C

'C' is not pronounced in words like

- Muscle

- Scissors

- Acquire

Silent D

'D' is not pronounced in words like:

- Sandwich

- Wednesday

- Edge

Silent G

The alphabet is not pronounced when it comes before ‘N’ or ‘M’

- Gnat

- Diaphragm

Silent GH

'GH' is not pronounced before 'T' and at the end of many words

- Rough

- Through

- Alight

- Light

- Borough

Silent H

‘H’ is not pronounced when it comes after ‘W’

- Why

- Whether

- Where

Sometimes the ‘H’ is silent for some words, even when it is the first letter of the word

- Hour

- Heir

‘H’ is not pronounced when it comes before ‘Y’

- Thyme

- Rhyme

Silent K

Whenever ‘K’ is followed by an ‘N’ at the beginning of a word, ‘K’ is not pronounced

- Knot

- Knight

- Knock

- Knowledge

Silent L

‘L’ stays silent in most words when it comes before ‘D’,’ F’, ‘M’, ‘K’.

- Yolk

- Half

- Calm

- Talk

Should

Silent N

‘N’ is not pronounced when it follows ‘M’ in a word

- Autumn

- Column

Silent P

‘P’ remains silent when it starts a word and is followed by ‘sy’ or ‘ne’

- Pneumonia

- Psychotic

‘P’ is also not pronounced in certain words like

- Psalm

- Receipt

Silent S

We usually avoid pronouncing ‘S’ when it comes before ‘L’ in words like

- Island

- Aisle

Silent T

‘T’ is not pronounced in words like

- Castle

- Beret

- Listen

- Depot

- Whistle

- Gourmet

Silent U

‘U’ is not pronounced in words when it comes after ‘G’ and is followed by a vowel

- Guess

- Colleague

- Guitar

- Tongue

Silent W

We avoid pronouncing ‘W’ when it begins a word and is followed by ‘R’

- Wrist

- Write

- Wrong

‘W’ is not pronounced in these three pronouns

- Who

- Whose

- Whom

It is also avoided in words like

- Two

- Sword

- Answer

Silent X

‘X’ is not pronounced in most words that have come from the French language

- Faux Pas

- Bordeaux

Silent Z

‘Z’ remains silent in the word

- Rendezvous

so this man had kidnapped Dan Odiete my former coursemate's dad and fleeced him N100m??. Na wah ooo

na wah oo. one million dolls?

decatalyst:
Which kind Jean be this nau

E go expensive small o but its not appealing jare.

I can't even wear it sef

you and this your evil eyed bird

baslone:
Too much movie!!!!

They were no amateur, that was very obvious in the way they carried themselves with so much confidence.

It was basically an operation gone wrong. It was obvious they actually trailed the victim riding in the blue Honda probably with the intention of flagging down the car and leaving with their loot without any form of resistance.

The decision to enter the guy in the bank was definitely made on impulse thus making them vulnerable to gun battle with the security men.

If they had plans for the bank, the operation wouldnt have lasted for 2minutes- they would have gone inside the bank, robbed them, kill more people and confidently leave without leaving their dead colleague behind.

on point

Quite educating. Been wondering the use of D1 D2 D3

BestOnlineDeals:
A hype man with no career of himself shouldn't be taken too seriously

Gbam!!!

sucess001:
all of you calling her names are just dumb and without knowledge. she didnt do anything different from what all MDs were doing.


isnt it the same sanusi who is accused of 13 billion fraud that the senate and president shielded?


or you ve all forgotten he was chased out of office on allegations of fraud by the jonathan admin?


this woman was and is still a power woman i respect a lot....


i remember her welfare packages for the oceanic staff then...my bro got his medical bills taken by the bank without this woman ever meeting him...


yall have read about the humongous amouts of money being written off by banks...much more than that oceanic needed at the time....yet the MDS are still sitting cosy ...


summary....pray the people in power dont hate you....

God bless you sir. I worked in Oceanic and I can tell you that Jim Ovia and Tony Elumelu did worse.

Mama looking g so good

I have been in shock since reading this. Lord please Arise!

What is happening in Rivers State?

NwaObinkita:
Iheanacho is not 20years....


He is in his mid thirties...

Nigerian players should learn that Pele did not become great by reducing his age.

Better shut up if you don't know what to say. Go and watch the under 17 he played before you talk. Because he is young and making money and you are 60, broke and frustrated does not mean that he is old.
For you information,that boy started playing for Nigeria from a football Academy in Owerri. Go to Owerri and check it out;most of those lads are below 16.

NwaObinkita:
Iheanacho is not 20years....


He is in his mid thirties...

Nigerian players should learn that Pele did not become great by reducing his age.

Tah

I am really touched by this act. Never ever forget people who did good to you in ur times of need

On the 14th of January 2015, Pastor Enoch Adeboye was at the same zoo to commission the upgraded University of Ibadan Zoological Garden. Adeboye had donated the sum of N45 million for the upgrade of the zoo, and part of the upgrade was the building of modern cages for the animals, meaning the lions got new and reinforced cages. I found it amusing that another pastor would be back at the zoo years later to provide money for stronger and reinforced cages for the lions in the same zoo where another pastor was mauled to pieces. You know, probably if the cages had been stronger that time, I might not have had to write this story.

They will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” – Mark 16 18

COPIED FROM .

Today, many preachers across the globe have made attempts to recreate the narrated stories and miracles of the Bible but they have ended disastrously, from the pastor who drowned while trying to walk on water to another pastor who entered a lion’s den in Taiwan only to be wounded after shouting to the lions: ‘Jesus would save you!’. Nigerians have to learn to embrace rational thinking instead of beclouding their senses with religious ideologies that will only end in sorrow and offer nothing of value to humanity. When ebola disease broke out in Nigeria, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo angered not a few Nigerians when he said that even if people drank ebola virus, nothing would happen to them because they were children of God.

THE AFTERMATH

In an instant, the story was all over the country that a pastor who entered the lion’s den was mauled to death and consumed by the beasts. Many could not believe their ears. However, there were some Christians who actually believe that the pastor was a true man of God and that the lions were actually possessed by demons to have attacked the anointed ‘man of God’. This set of Christians were enraged and demanded that the lions be killed.

At this point, I will make reference to the experience of a journalist from that era, someone who actually had the experience of the saga, Akeem Soboyode, he wrote of the incident in July 2004:



About a year later, I also had cause to comment on the sad and tragic escapade of a pastor who deliberately sneaked into the lion’s den at the University of Ibadan zoo and was mauled to death by a lion. Despite my growing reservation then regarding issues of religion, my interest in writing an article on that issue came primarily from the fact that I am a proud alumnus of the university and paid many visits to that zoo while I was a student there. Immediately after the tragic event, many suggested that the lion be put to death. I argued in my article, also published in the PUNCH, that the lion was a beast, not a rational being as one would expect its victim to be. That was the way nature programmed it to react to such an event, and the unthinking “Daniel” should have known better. I don’t recall if the lion was eventually destroyed, but I do remember that after the article was published, one of my Christian friends made a comment along these lines: “Akeem, don’t you know the lion must have been possessed to have killed the pastor? Why should it deserve to live?”

In July 2015, the boss of the University of Ibadan Zoo, Dr. (Mrs) Olajumoke Falode-Morenikeji confirmed the incident and this is what she had to say about it:


Dr. (Mrs) Olajumoke Falode-Morenikeji

But there was a story we learned, that a man called Daniel wanted to catch a lion; jumped into the lions’ cage here in your Zoo and was killed and eaten by the lion. How true is that story?

It is a true story – it happened many years ago before I got here. You know, in the society we have different kinds of people, some are normal while some are not, this man actually jumped into the lions’ cage and presented himself as a feast for the lions, he was the one that killed himself, infact the lions first withdrew from him, but he still went ahead chanting bible passages and perhaps hoping to catch the lion or something close to that – and the lion needed to defend itself, he pounded on the man and killed him, so that was the peculiar case.

Did people attempt to rescue him or something?

It was so sudden I am sure, nobody in their right senses will not do that.

One thing was clear: Abodunrin did not listen to any of those warning him. Terrified families who were enjoying their picnic looked on with a bewildering mixture of shock and terror, screams rented the serene atmosphere of the zoo but Abodunrin was just chanting Bible verses at the top of his voice and speaking in tongues. He made it into the enclosure of the lions and stared at them. The lions stared back at him. It was a most discomforting sight for everyone, including the lions. An exchange of death stares and at a point, a deafening silence fell over the whole place. It was all like a movie. Devout Christians in the crowd were waiting to see a faith-enhancing miracle while some others toughened their minds for the bloodiest drama of the century.



Driven by the zeal and passion of religion and with the utmost belief that he would be save by the Holy Spirit or that the angels will paralyze the lions as they did for Daniel, Abodunrin did not stop chanting Bible verses and speaking in tongues, wriggling his body under the robes, providing what was the spectacle of the year for everyone in the zoo. A crowd had gathered. But inside the den of the lions, something interesting was going on with the Nigerian Daniel and the feline beasts. As Abodunrin approached them, the big cats retreated and moved towards a corner of their cage, that was their innate instinct. They withdrew from the marauding ‘man of God’. At that moment, everyone was watching the entire drama as if it was a dream.

Here was a man in a flowing red robe, armed with nothing but a large Bible, approaching some of the fiercest creatures on earth. When Abodunrin jumped into the lions’ cage, the lions moved into a tense retreat. Abodunrin stepped closer. He seemed determined to cow the lions and turn them into goats. He felt he possessed all the heavenly authority and spiritual powers to summon angels to weaken the lions. The only way to paralyze a lion in an instant is to use a tranquilizer dart, which is just common sense. But the prophet felt things in the physical world are controlled in the realm of the spirits and there was no need for any tranquilizer dart, he would use his copy of the Bible as a sedative for the lions. He brushed off those who warned him of an imminent death that they had carnal minds and could not understand things of the spirit. Rational people in the audience looked on in horror as it looked like a feast was ready.

He might have mistaken the retreat of the lions for a sign of weakness or that the angels were actually working their wonders already. Like a deranged mind, Abodunrin kept chanting Bible verses, making gestures at the lions and commanding them to be still. He was calling on the God of Daniel who saved the prophet in Babylon to show awesome power. As he made a final approach towards the lions, what happened next was…

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” – Genesis 1:26
In a flash, the lions lifted their massive bodies and charged at Abodunrin. The Bible flew away and he landed with a thud. A bitter struggle ensued and the terrified crowd could not believe the scene before their eyes. It seemed everyone was too confused or fixated to even do anything. Pastor Abodunrin could not believe his eyes and as the lions landed on him, the look of terror in his eyes could only be better imagined. In a matter of seconds, he was torn to shreds. He died on the spot and the lions snacked on his remains. His red robe was redder with the splatter of blood all over the place, his torn and bloodied Bible in one corner of the lions’ cage.



What remained of the audacious preacher was later recovered.

Religion has turned many Nigerians into rambling psychopaths. From the raving mad Islamists who ravaged an entire northeastern geopolitical zone of the federal republic to a deluded band of Obafemi Awolowo University students who withdrew into the deep tropical forest to wait for the world to come to an end or to the traditionalists who exhume corpses for rituals of fortune, religion has done great damage to the cerebral tissues of many of our citizens. But this is not a recent development. As far back as 1961, Edidem Bassey was worshipped by many as Christ. Nigerian history is not complete without the numerous bizarre stories that are always woven with faiths. Today, I present to you the most notorious story of a bloody encounter between a Nigerian prophet and an African beast.

“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. – Isaiah 54:17



The city of Ibadan in Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria is one of the largest in West Africa. It is home to the first university in Nigeria, University of Ibadan, established by the colonial masters in 1948. One of the most famous features of this great citadel of learning is its Zoological Garden, which is one of the oldest in the country. The zoo plays host to various animals but the most legendary of them all are the lions. For many visitors, a trip to the famed zoo is not complete without seeing the majestic lions. So it was during the Easter Lenten season of 1991, all of Ibadan was buzzing with excitement of the season and naturally, one of the prime spots of attraction for many families was the University of Ibadan Zoo. Families, couples and tourists trooped into the zoo that fateful day.

However, unknown to all of the other visitors, there was one particular visitor who had another sinister agenda. Bishop (some referred to him as a pastor or a bishop) ‘Daniel’ Abodunrin’s intention that fateful day was not to see the lions and take some memorable pictures with them. His goal was to demonstrate something that had never been done before. His plan was to replicate what was written in the Holy Bible thousands of years ago. It was the story of a Jewish boy in Jerusalem named Daniel who was captured by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon who served in the king’s court until the time of Cyrus, the Persian emperor.



Although many scholars today have agreed that Daniel never existed and the story is nothing but an allusion to the reign of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes of Greece, the tale has survived till modern-day Nigeria and it was this story that inspired Pastor Abodunrin to take that fatal gamble that fateful day. In the biblical story, Daniel was made a high-ranking officer by Darius the king of Babylon, his enemies became jealous and accused him of worshipping God instead of the emperor. Daniel was flung into the den of lions but he was not afraid, the lions did not hurt him and an angel came to rescue Daniel and he was restored to his former glory and his enemies were crushed. That was how it went in the Old Testament.

ENTERING THE DEN OF THE LIONS



Fast forward to 1991 AD. Location: Ibadan. A pastor in West Africa attempts to recreate what was narrated in the sixth chapter of the Book of Daniel. Pastor Abodunrin donned a flowing red robe and clutched his big Holy Bible. As he made his way for the lion enclosure, alarmed zoo keepers shouted and warned him (some other records stated that he sneaked in and it all happened very fast while another version has it that he managed to convince one of the zoo keepers to allow him enter and let God demonstrate signs and wonders saying that the God of Daniel is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Lilimax:
Who wants to follow a fool? Nobody! A fool says in his heart that there is no God.

The best I have read so far, God bless you sis

Japhet04:
I met this girl recently everything has been going well until she found out I am an atheist, she started avoiding me and said she doesn't want anything to do with me because of that fact.

I really like her , is there anything I can do to ignite a change of mind on her part

Very simple. Find a female Atheist and the problem is solved do this and thank me later,

breadandbutter:
Where are those useless security agents who only finds joy in killing unarmed and innocent civilians Are there no police or army officers in delta state to combat these murderous foolanis? What kind of country is this for God's sake. Why can't every state government emulate Fayose's bravery and declare herdsmen criminal and enact laws to frustrate their movements? Why why why maka why??


Do we have to fold our arms till everyone is beheaded by these terrorists? The citizens should form vigilante groups to combat those bastards. Since every security apparatus in the country is headed by northerners, i don't see any move to punish these murderers cos the ogas at the top might be sentimental to their cause.

Protect yourselves people. K.. ll them before they kill you nonsense

For real Delta State is fast turning into Benue State

martyns303:
This is going to be long, I hope you endure to the end.

I know what I am about to say will be controversial and not "politically correct", mostly for the feminist and others. I expect a lot of backlash, abuse and calling of names, it is a burden I am willing to take on.

I expect everybody to come here and call this man names, he's an animal, a coward (I agree on this), woman beater and all sort just to be accepted. But I have decided to share a different opinion.

First, people don't just go about attacking other people, not a woman you are married to, not the mother of your children, even mad people don't frequently attack people at random.

The thing is everybody have a breaking point, no matter how much you try to endure and try to be the better person, there comes that point you just can't take it.

Have I hit a woman b4? Yes, twice. It is not something I am proud of, I feel ashamed of myself afterwards. Now I have had my fair share of relationships but one stands out and I pray no man finds himself with a woman like that. This girl's words are venom, she rain abuses at the slightest provocation. If anyone knows me outside NL will know that I am extremely quite, an introvert and avoids confrontation at all cost.

If we agree to meet somewhere and she gets there before, am dead. No matter the reason, she will call me and start abusing me, in fact if you are to hear her, you will call me a fool for staying with that kind of person. But she is not always like that, when she's not angry, she's one of the nicest person ever. Well educated and from a decent home so there's no indication that she will be like that.

The first time I hit her, we went to buy something together at the market. We ended up having a different opinion about an item and that was when she got angry, she started abusing me right there in public. It was as if the ground should open and swallow me, I was so embarrassed I decided to leave and go home. When she got back, she started yelling at me for leaving her behind at the market and the abuses begin. At that point I lost it, already am fuming from the market incident and now this, she has said worst things to me before and I simply walk away but this time I don't know what happened and I slapped her. Of course I apologized and begged and we got back to being normal, I noticed the abuses even stopped for sometime.

Now I don't want to mention what happened the second time, because not even a pope would have been able to handle the situation. At that point I ended the relationship.

Am i going to mention the times she gets angry and begin to damage my properties? Anything she gets her hands on she will destroy it. We all heard about Tonto Dikeh damaging properties worth millions of Churchill's.

The ultimate question is, why didn't I just leave the relationship, answer is, beside her bad moments she's a nice person. Plus I had to endure to keep up the relationship. Now it would be even more difficult for married people.

I am no way encouraging physical abuses by men, but before you crucify the man, have you considered what the man has been through?

No man should raise his hands on a woman, however we shouldn't be quick to throw the men under the bus either. This man is languishing in prison, some of us wouldn't have been able to walk half a mile in his shoes.

May God give us all compatible partners.

So true

Ala Owere murumu ni

Synord:
One word for this girl !!!



Jezebel !!!!

You and this ur bird wey get evil eye

Looking so young and fresh

Whoz winning?

DeRay98:
When a girl is under the total control of her mother without a sense of her own this happens.
When you marry from a home where the mother is shameless and no other respected male figure like your wife's paternal uncle to handle this misbehaviour wahala dey.
If you say "Love conquers" and take this with kids gloves your authority has been tested and you 'll be powerless in your home. Mother-in-law has signalled her intention to pocket you with the collaboration of his daughter.
Did you find out how her father died from other sources?
The poor man have died from the stress of a troublesome wife.
People you should go and beg her have no idea what they're saying.
Get elders from your family and community to send a delegation to her father's family to
Ask them to call her to explain to them why her mother did what she did
Why against known traditional order, she married and dissappeared for days without neither your consent or your family's.
She has since left your house after scalded her irresponsible behaviour which you absolutely have the power and right to do.
If they won't receive your delegation as culture demands
It's in your power and right to demand for the return of your dowry within a set time frame.
If they don't respond head for the customary court in that village jurisdiction.
If una slack on this matter your misery for many years has been planted.

Best advice so far

decatalyst:
"...lasted a long while" with those guns I dey see for the picture so?


The police must have gone to 'the battle' with dane guns!

I wonder oooo

He probably must have told her that he would die for her like we hear in songs these days.... and he fulfilled it

I seriously do not understand what is happening in this Ikorodu sef. If it is not Militants, it is cultists. God have mercy!

So true

ManTiger:
Wow, ive never read a post this long on NL.

Long and thrilling