Silent A 

documentary, secondary, primary, tertiary, artistically, musically, romantically, logically 

This documentary is about the primary and secondary education and their effect on the tertiary education. 

They are artistically, musically, romantically and logically sound.

The Americans pronounce this as a SCHWA and the British make the A completely silent in this position.

A documentary artistically crafted,

A primary source logically drafted.

Secondary sources musically played,

Tertiary sources romantically swayed. 

The story told in a way so grand,

It’s sure to leave you with a lasting stand.

climb, crumbs, numb, thumb, tomb, womb, bomb, comb, debt, doubt, subtle, subtlety 

The doubt about the debt is not subtle, but the subtleties of life are much more subtle.

The baby came out of the womb with a comb and a bomb in his hands and went off to raid a tomb. 

The plumber’s limbs and thumbs are numb because of climbing and playing with lambs.

The B is silent after an M and before a T.  

Tomb and womb = tuum – wuum

Bomb = bom 

Comb = koum 

Climb the mountain, leave no crumbs

Numbness in my thumb, a tomb of gloom

The womb of life, a ticking bomb

Combing through the debt, no way out

Doubt creeps in, so subtle and sly

Subtlety is lost, no more to try

acquire, muscle, scissors

She has acquired some muscle and scissors scientifically.

My muscles acquire strength,

Like scissors cutting through length.

I’m ready to take on the world,

My power is now unfurled.

Silent D

Wednesday, sandwich, handsome, edge, bridge

Last Wednesday, she had a sandwich with a handsome boy sitting on the edge of Cambridge Bridge.

A handsome man on Wednesday

Crossed a bridge with a sandwich’s edge

He ate it with a smile so wide

And enjoyed his lunch with pride

Silent E

A: Cam:                Came:              care

E: let:                  Complete           here 

I: Tim:                  Time              tire

O: Con:                 Cone              core

U: Cut:                  Cute              cure

A: Cammer             Camer 

E: Letter               Leter

I: Timmer              Timer

O: Conner              Coner 

U: Cutter               Cuter 

A: Came                Care

E: Complete             Here 

I: Time                 Tire

O: Cone                 Core 

U: Cute                  Cure           

(no words)

Silent G

sign, reign, gnaw, high, light, though, through, thorough, thought, bought, fought, brought  

The gnat gnawed and gnarled at thorough thought which goes high and through what is taught in foreign signs that feign to reign supreme.

A sign of a reign so high,

Though the light shone through,

A thorough thought was bought,

And a fight was fought and brought.

Gnawing at the edges of the night,

The darkness was not so bright.

But through the struggle and strife,

A new dawn brought a new life.

honest, heir, hour, honour, ghost, what, whether

The honest ghost is the heir to the honour at this hour whether we are overwhelmed or not.

Whether ’tis honour to be honest,

What ghostly heir will come this hour?

Will they bring a message of peace,

Or will they bring a sense of dread?

The answer lies in the unknown,

A mystery that can’t be read.

The ghostly heir may come and go,

But the truth remains in our hearts.

business

Business is the key,

Success is the goal we seek.

Silent J

(no words)

knead, knife, knight, knock, knot, know

We need to knead it not to tie it in a knot knowing that tonight the knight with the knowledge of the knife has knocked his knees.

A knight with a knife,

Knocking on the door,

Kneading his dough,

Tying a knot,

Knowing what’s in store.

would, should, could, calf, half, calm, palm, psalm, yolk, folk, walk, talk, chalk, stalk, salmon

I would but should I even if I could eat half of a calf with some salmon calmly under a palm tree talking to the folk about the jokes about the broken yolk walking up the stalk marking everything with a chalk.

Would I could I walk and talk with ease,

My heart calm as a gentle breeze.

A psalm on my lips, a chalk in my hand,

I’d stroll through the land.

The folk of the village, they’d gather around,

To hear the stories I’d tell without a sound.

Half of them laughing, half of them crying,

As I told tales of salmon flying.

The children would come with their eyes so bright,

And I’d draw pictures in the dirt with a piece of white. 

A calf in the meadow and birds in the sky, 

I’d draw it all with a wave of my hand and a twinkle in my eye. 

The sun would set and I’d take to my bed, 

Dreaming of stories that filled me with dread. 

But when morning came and I opened my eyes, 

I’d remember that life is full of surprise.

mnemonic

Memories stored in a mnemonic,

Forgotten no more, they are iconic.

autumn, column, condemn, damn, hymn, solemn

To damn is to condemn her in the autumn to the solemn hymns tied to a column.

Autumn’s solemn hymn,

A column to condemn,

A damn too deep to swim,

The season’s chill and grim.

colonel

Colonel stands tall,

A brave soldier of them all.

corps, coup, pneumonia, psychology, receipt

The colonel with pneumonia and the corps cooked up a coup de tat using a psychology book and the receipt from the last war.

My corps was in a coup,

I had pneumonia to boot,

My psychology was weak,

But I had a receipt to prove.

Silent Q

(no words)

(no words in American English. However, British English has some silent Rs)

Silent S

aisle, isle, island, debris, bourgeois

Plenty of debris on the island was seen by the bourgeois from the aisle of the plane.

An aisle of debris,

A forgotten island,

Once a bourgeois dream,

Now a forgotten scene.

asthma, castle, listen, soften, rapport, ricochet, ballet, buffet, chalet, bouquet, gourmet

The asthmatic ballet dancer was invited to the castle but went to the chalet with a bouquet for the buffet and had to listen to the softened tones of those who had rapport appreciating the gourmet.

et = ei = French words 

ch = sh = French words  

A castle of dreams, a gourmet buffet,

A bouquet of roses, a chalet so sweet.

A ballet of dancers, a ricochet sound,

Soften the air with a rapport so profound.

Listen to the music, the asthma will cease,

The beauty of life will bring you peace.

colleague, guess, guard, guide, guilt, guitar, tongue

My colleague asked me to guess quietly without using my tongue which guard was guilty of playing the guitar without my guidance.

My colleague, I guess, is my guard and guide

To keep me from guilt and the guitar’s strummed pride

But when I’m alone, my tongue will decide

If I should stay true or take a ride

(no words)

answer, sword, two, whole, wrist, write, who

Whoever can rotate their two wrists holding a sword in one hand and a pen in the other has to write two whole chapters.

Two who write with a whole heart,

An answer to the sword’s wrist,

A challenge to the brave and bold,

A story that will never be told.

The courage of two who write,

A story of strength and might,

The answer to the sword’s call,

Will be heard by one and all.

Two who write with a whole heart,

Will find the courage to start,

The answer to the sword’s wrist, 

Will bring peace and joy to this.

faux pas

Faux pas is a word of French origin. It means a “social mistake” or “inconsiderate action in a social situation.” Example: “Not inviting his mother-in-law to the party was a serious faux pas.”

My clumsy mistake, a faux pas,

A lesson I’ll never forget, alas.

(No words)

rendezvous

We’ll meet at our rendezvous,

Our hearts in a loving embrace.