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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 365 · 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 “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) fasten (c) write
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) kneel (c) listen
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) comb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) knob (c) foreign
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) could (c) wrap
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) yolk (c) tomb
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) lamb (b) whistle (c) foreign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) wrap (c) soften
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knot
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t

Answer key

  1. g
  2. h
  3. b
  4. b
  5. b
  6. t
  7. k
  8. g
  9. salmon
  10. listen
  11. l
  12. h
  13. w
  14. h
  15. tomb
  16. w
  17. comb
  18. l
  19. l
  20. foreign
  21. g
  22. k
  23. l
  24. t
  25. knight
  26. t
  27. w
  28. t
  29. k
  30. yolk
  31. whistle
  32. h
  33. t
  34. l
  35. soften
  36. gnat
  37. w
  38. t
  39. k
  40. t

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