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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 370 · 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 “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) comb (c) half
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) honest
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) foreign
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sign (b) whistle (c) knot
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) whole (c) soften
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) foreign (c) sword
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) rhyme (c) tomb
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) knife
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) half (c) knight
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) comb
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) kneel
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) answer
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) plumber (c) would

Answer key

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

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