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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 297 · 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 “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) whole
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) half
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) fasten (c) sign
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) folk (c) fasten
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) plumber
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) debt (c) gnat
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) foreign (c) walk
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) soften
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) yolk (c) tomb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) knob
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) whistle (c) crumb
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) gnome (c) sword
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. w
  4. b
  5. whole
  6. kneel
  7. w
  8. l
  9. sign
  10. l
  11. w
  12. h
  13. t
  14. folk
  15. b
  16. plumber
  17. w
  18. k
  19. gnat
  20. foreign
  21. k
  22. soften
  23. yolk
  24. knob
  25. l
  26. b
  27. w
  28. g
  29. g
  30. l
  31. b
  32. k
  33. k
  34. h
  35. crumb
  36. sword
  37. k
  38. g
  39. t
  40. k

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