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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 322 · 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 “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) sign (c) reign
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) half (c) write
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) rhino
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) lamb (c) sword
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) gnome (c) soften
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) salmon
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) would
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) ghost (c) knife
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) wrap (c) gnat
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) plumber
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) knife
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) write (c) reign
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knit (c) ghost
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) knit
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) gnat (c) salmon
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) salmon (c) fasten

Answer key

  1. g
  2. l
  3. honest
  4. write
  5. w
  6. w
  7. k
  8. b
  9. fasten
  10. t
  11. knob
  12. k
  13. h
  14. w
  15. tomb
  16. yolk
  17. sword
  18. k
  19. foreign
  20. w
  21. g
  22. knife
  23. g
  24. wrap
  25. l
  26. t
  27. sign
  28. h
  29. rhino
  30. b
  31. w
  32. walk
  33. w
  34. knit
  35. l
  36. b
  37. answer
  38. g
  39. salmon
  40. design

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