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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 227 · 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) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) sword
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) could (c) soften
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) whole
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) could (b) whistle (c) design
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) honest
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) reign (c) crumb
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) honest
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) gnat
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) wrist (c) answer
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) comb (c) yolk
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) salmon (c) gnome
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) design (c) reign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g

Answer key

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

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