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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 382 · 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 word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) reign (c) folk
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) soften (b) ghost (c) doubt
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) walk (c) write
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) whole
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) write
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) sword
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) soften (c) salmon
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) sword (c) rhyme
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) wrist
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) folk (c) gnome
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) lamb
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) foreign (c) soften
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) kneel (c) would
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) salmon (c) write
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s

Answer key

  1. reign
  2. t
  3. doubt
  4. walk
  5. fasten
  6. t
  7. k
  8. g
  9. g
  10. w
  11. write
  12. ghost
  13. l
  14. w
  15. knight
  16. g
  17. whistle
  18. l
  19. rhino
  20. h
  21. b
  22. g
  23. b
  24. t
  25. folk
  26. g
  27. w
  28. k
  29. lamb
  30. knob
  31. k
  32. gnat
  33. l
  34. g
  35. w
  36. b
  37. l
  38. salmon
  39. b
  40. t

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