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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 179 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) wrist
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) walk (c) soften
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) comb (c) half
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) yolk
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knight (c) tomb
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) design
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) foreign (c) soften
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) design (b) foreign (c) lamb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) folk (c) whole
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) gnome
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) debt (c) talk
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) could (c) debt
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) whistle (c) comb
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y

Answer key

  1. t
  2. b
  3. g
  4. g
  5. b
  6. w
  7. rhyme
  8. h
  9. g
  10. l
  11. l
  12. soften
  13. half
  14. l
  15. yolk
  16. knight
  17. plumber
  18. t
  19. walk
  20. t
  21. w
  22. lamb
  23. h
  24. t
  25. g
  26. k
  27. t
  28. whole
  29. b
  30. gnome
  31. talk
  32. h
  33. could
  34. l
  35. t
  36. h
  37. comb
  38. l
  39. k
  40. l

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