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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 206 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) wrist (c) foreign
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) wrist (c) salmon
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) salmon (c) plumber
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) fasten (c) gnome
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) wrap
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) salmon (c) rhino
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrap (b) sword (c) rhino
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) fasten (c) knight
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) comb (b) walk (c) reign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) rhyme (c) castle
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n

Answer key

  1. b
  2. t
  3. foreign
  4. b
  5. k
  6. g
  7. wrist
  8. t
  9. listen
  10. b
  11. w
  12. l
  13. fasten
  14. w
  15. k
  16. sign
  17. b
  18. k
  19. write
  20. rhino
  21. g
  22. knight
  23. k
  24. w
  25. t
  26. h
  27. reign
  28. w
  29. castle
  30. l
  31. t
  32. w
  33. g
  34. k
  35. l
  36. t
  37. w
  38. t
  39. b
  40. h

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