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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 214 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) rhino (c) knife
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) soften (c) rhyme
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) half
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) knife (c) could
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) whole (c) rhino
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) salmon
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) could
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) lamb (c) write
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) gnat (c) kneel
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) knife
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) rhyme (c) knife
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) could
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) rhyme (c) castle

Answer key

  1. g
  2. g
  3. castle
  4. h
  5. g
  6. rhyme
  7. b
  8. half
  9. t
  10. l
  11. t
  12. t
  13. k
  14. b
  15. t
  16. could
  17. whole
  18. salmon
  19. sword
  20. h
  21. t
  22. knit
  23. w
  24. g
  25. w
  26. l
  27. l
  28. k
  29. l
  30. l
  31. gnat
  32. b
  33. foreign
  34. w
  35. knife
  36. t
  37. fasten
  38. g
  39. g
  40. design

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