Can you name the Words with a letter, but the letter's sound is unpronounced (A-M)?

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  • Lederer, Richard; Sound and Silence: The sounds (and silences) our alphabet makes proves just how flexible letters can be.; MENSA BULLETIN; September 2012
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Unpronounced letter; hintWordPronunciation
A: Ruler of ancient Egypt.
A: Do you know which side it is buttered on?
A: One of the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church that most churches accept (though not all would call it a sacrament.)
B: Thickest digit on the human hand.
B: I owe, I owe, so off to work I go...
B: Not very obvious.
C: Dishonest or unprincipled person.
C: To charge somebody formally with commission of a crime.
C: Would you like to spend a week ON the Mediterranean in mine?
D: Living life on it can be fun, but dangerous.
D: If someone borrows this, you probably won't want it back!
D: Humpday!
E: Oliver Twist, so politely asks for this.
E: Distance between the lowest and highest point of somebody or something.
E: Rare is best, but darned restaurants seem not to be able to fulfill my request!
F: Old unit of British currency.
G: Knotted and twisted.
Unpronounced letter; hintWordPronunciation
G: The period of time during which somebody, especially a king or queen, rules a nation.
G: Firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure.
H: An apparition. Who ya gonna call?
H: He may not get much because I am trying to spend my fortune before I die!
H: Passing from one side or end of something to the other.
I: Keep you nose out of mine!
I: Carpe diem, emphasis on carpe.
I: Native American nation of tribes.
J: Mary Jane, but not Peter Parker's Mary Jane; he didn't need her to fly high.
J: Dutch word; literally translates to 'rice table'; an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch following the presentation of food from the Padang region of West Sumatra (Indonesia).
K: Dishonest or unprincipled person.
K: A rounded handle, dial, or hill.
K: If I wear this with ashes, you know I am repenting!
L: 50 percent.
L: They swim upstream to spawn.
L: Polite request.
M: A memory device.
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Words with a letter, letter's sound unpronounced: A-M Quiz

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