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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 199 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) doubt (c) knob
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) reign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) knit (c) write
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) castle
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) yolk (c) lamb
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) knight
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) talk (c) gnome
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) crumb
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) walk (c) design
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) listen (c) foreign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knight (c) design
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) gnome
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) foreign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) sword (c) castle
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) half (b) soften (c) kneel
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) answer (c) doubt
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) would (c) wrist
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k

Answer key

  1. t
  2. rhino
  3. reign
  4. write
  5. w
  6. honest
  7. w
  8. lamb
  9. g
  10. k
  11. sword
  12. h
  13. h
  14. talk
  15. l
  16. would
  17. l
  18. t
  19. walk
  20. l
  21. h
  22. crumb
  23. g
  24. b
  25. knight
  26. gnome
  27. w
  28. g
  29. w
  30. tomb
  31. b
  32. design
  33. g
  34. kneel
  35. w
  36. answer
  37. rhyme
  38. h
  39. g
  40. k

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