Give 10 words in which 'g' is silent!

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โ€˜Gโ€™ is usually silent (not pronounced) when it comes before an โ€˜Nโ€™.
Here are some examples:

  • foreign /โ€˜far?n/
  • reign /rein/
  • feign /fein/
  • champagne /shรฆmโ€™pein/
  • cognac /kanjรฆk/
  • design /dizain/
  • align /?โ€˜lain/
  • assign /?โ€™sain/
  • align /?โ€™lain/
  • campaign /kรฆmโ€™pein/
  • benign /biโ€™nain/
  • gnash /nรฆsh/
  • gnarled /na:rld/
  • resign /riโ€™zain/
  • gnome /n?um/

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For more examples and some fascinating explanation, see the following blog post of ours:
List of Words With 17 Silent Letters in English
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