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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 350 · 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 “g”? (a) kneel (b) reign (c) knob
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) answer (c) wrap
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) crumb (c) gnat
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) wrap (c) fasten
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) soften (c) foreign
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) plumber (c) knob
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) gnome (c) knot
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) comb (c) knight
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) folk (c) wrist
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) soften (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) sword (c) tomb
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) folk (c) reign
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) write (c) fasten
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) answer (c) knot
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) reign (c) ghost
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k

Answer key

  1. reign
  2. l
  3. g
  4. t
  5. listen
  6. crumb
  7. w
  8. kneel
  9. k
  10. b
  11. talk
  12. foreign
  13. gnome
  14. k
  15. comb
  16. wrist
  17. w
  18. g
  19. l
  20. b
  21. g
  22. soften
  23. h
  24. w
  25. sword
  26. k
  27. folk
  28. w
  29. g
  30. g
  31. g
  32. t
  33. write
  34. w
  35. knot
  36. g
  37. ghost
  38. t
  39. g
  40. k

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