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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 339 · 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 “l”? (a) reign (b) fasten (c) could
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) listen
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) salmon (c) sign
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) write (c) lamb
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) crumb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) wrap (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) foreign (c) answer
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) talk (c) comb
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) crumb
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) doubt (c) knife
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) whole (c) knife
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) foreign
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) doubt
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) debt (c) wrap
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) whole (c) doubt
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) soften (b) reign (c) knob

Answer key

  1. could
  2. listen
  3. h
  4. k
  5. sign
  6. l
  7. t
  8. g
  9. h
  10. g
  11. h
  12. k
  13. knob
  14. l
  15. t
  16. k
  17. w
  18. crumb
  19. l
  20. wrap
  21. answer
  22. comb
  23. w
  24. ghost
  25. knife
  26. whole
  27. g
  28. foreign
  29. b
  30. wrist
  31. k
  32. t
  33. k
  34. t
  35. w
  36. knit
  37. w
  38. doubt
  39. w
  40. reign

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