eli5: what is the purpose of silent alphabets in words?

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Edit: thanks, but I’m more interested in speech rather than writing. This question is from an actual 5 year old.

Edit: please be patient, I’m definitely confused.
Back story,
I’m trying to teach my kid spellings using phonetics (like they do in their schooll. So far kid is doing great except the words with silents. One thing led to another and I had to ask this here.

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If you’re making a distinction between speech and writing then your premise is false. There are no silent letters in speech, only in writing.

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