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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 368 · 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 “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) walk (c) listen
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) knight (c) doubt
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) whole
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) fasten (b) write (c) comb
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) kneel (c) answer
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) gnome (c) lamb
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) half (c) knot
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) talk (b) walk (c) tomb
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) design (c) honest
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) crumb (c) kneel
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) foreign (c) gnat
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) h (c) g
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) castle (c) plumber
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) talk (c) rhyme
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) wrap (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) wrist (c) yolk
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) gnat (c) knife
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t

Answer key

  1. k
  2. listen
  3. g
  4. doubt
  5. fasten
  6. g
  7. comb
  8. kneel
  9. lamb
  10. knot
  11. tomb
  12. l
  13. w
  14. b
  15. l
  16. h
  17. b
  18. l
  19. w
  20. w
  21. l
  22. honest
  23. b
  24. ghost
  25. h
  26. l
  27. g
  28. b
  29. b
  30. answer
  31. g
  32. h
  33. castle
  34. t
  35. rhyme
  36. whistle
  37. yolk
  38. g
  39. knife
  40. b

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