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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 242 · 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 “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) plumber
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) tomb (c) knife
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) lamb (c) fasten
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) honest (c) design
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) wrist (c) knight
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) talk (c) gnat
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) gnome (c) knot
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knot (c) honest
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) comb (c) whole
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

Answer key

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

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