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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 362 · 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 “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) comb (c) salmon
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) talk (c) doubt
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) plumber (c) knot
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) whistle
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) could (c) castle
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) could (c) sign
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) ghost (c) knife
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) reign
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knit (b) wrist (c) rhyme
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) write (c) knife
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) knight (c) sword
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) would (c) gnome
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) honest
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) folk (c) rhyme
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnome (b) whole (c) lamb

Answer key

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

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