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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 354 · 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) fasten (b) castle (c) sign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) sword (c) knife
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) kneel
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knob (c) could
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) knot
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) sign (c) rhyme
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) reign
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) sword (c) rhino
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) design (c) wrist
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) ghost (c) knot
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) walk (c) knife
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) honest (c) tomb
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) fasten
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l

Answer key

  1. sign
  2. b
  3. w
  4. t
  5. l
  6. h
  7. g
  8. knife
  9. k
  10. kneel
  11. h
  12. could
  13. b
  14. k
  15. g
  16. b
  17. reign
  18. h
  19. l
  20. lamb
  21. folk
  22. t
  23. t
  24. k
  25. rhino
  26. w
  27. l
  28. b
  29. b
  30. g
  31. w
  32. wrist
  33. w
  34. knot
  35. b
  36. walk
  37. honest
  38. fasten
  39. g
  40. l

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