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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 338 · 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 “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) reign
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) crumb
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) tomb (c) would
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) gnome
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) salmon (c) comb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) crumb (c) half
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) sign
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) doubt
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) whistle (c) whole
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) rhyme (c) answer
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) would (c) foreign
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) doubt (c) gnome
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) whole (c) design
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) would
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) wrap (c) yolk
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) sword
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w

Answer key

  1. t
  2. reign
  3. t
  4. w
  5. k
  6. h
  7. b
  8. b
  9. g
  10. k
  11. t
  12. gnat
  13. tomb
  14. h
  15. t
  16. gnome
  17. l
  18. comb
  19. k
  20. b
  21. crumb
  22. rhino
  23. k
  24. knit
  25. b
  26. l
  27. whistle
  28. answer
  29. k
  30. would
  31. g
  32. g
  33. salmon
  34. knight
  35. w
  36. knot
  37. wrap
  38. kneel
  39. t
  40. w

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