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Silent Letters Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. g
  2. t
  3. g
  4. l
  5. h
  6. w
  7. h
  8. l
  9. k
  10. h
  11. l
  12. k
  13. rhyme
  14. k
  15. l
  16. k
  17. comb
  18. g
  19. l
  20. knight
  21. w
  22. gnat
  23. doubt
  24. knob
  25. honest
  26. w
  27. b
  28. t
  29. h
  30. t
  31. w
  32. t
  33. k
  34. l
  35. t
  36. would
  37. l
  38. sign
  39. b
  40. g

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