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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 202 · 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 “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) comb (c) kneel
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) gnome (c) listen
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) crumb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) comb (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) folk (c) fasten
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) listen (c) kneel
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) half (c) knit
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) answer (c) ghost
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) wrap
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) write (c) knot
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) gnat (c) ghost
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s

Answer key

  1. g
  2. k
  3. t
  4. l
  5. w
  6. b
  7. g
  8. g
  9. h
  10. castle
  11. g
  12. k
  13. k
  14. w
  15. h
  16. debt
  17. g
  18. knife
  19. t
  20. w
  21. l
  22. k
  23. g
  24. w
  25. design
  26. fasten
  27. kneel
  28. h
  29. b
  30. knit
  31. k
  32. t
  33. answer
  34. yolk
  35. l
  36. k
  37. knot
  38. ghost
  39. l
  40. g

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