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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 254 · 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 word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) rhyme (c) design
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) knob (c) sign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knot (c) honest
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) could
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) sword
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) knot
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) folk (c) whole
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) lamb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) foreign (c) tomb

Answer key

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

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