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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 356 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) lamb (c) foreign
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knife (c) wrist
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) knot (c) yolk
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) could (c) knight
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) write (c) comb
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) folk (c) soften
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) listen
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) knot (c) sign
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) debt (c) write
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) soften
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) ghost (c) knob
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) sword
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d

Answer key

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

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