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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 273 · 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 “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) honest (c) knife
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knob (c) sign
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) salmon (c) gnat
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) whistle (c) sword
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) gnat (c) walk
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) gnome
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) crumb (c) yolk
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) could
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) whistle (c) knot
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) crumb (c) design
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) foreign (c) debt
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) kneel (b) ghost (c) comb
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f

Answer key

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

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