‘G’ is usually silent (not pronounced) when it comes before an ‘N’.
Here are some examples:
- foreign /‘far?n/
- reign /rein/
- feign /fein/
- champagne /shæm’pein/
- cognac /kanjæk/
- design /dizain/
- align /?‘lain/
- assign /?’sain/
- align /?’lain/
- campaign /kæm’pein/
- benign /bi’nain/
- gnash /næsh/
- gnarled /na:rld/
- resign /ri’zain/
- gnome /n?um/
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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