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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 389 · 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 “w”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) wrist
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) debt (c) foreign
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) half (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) knob
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) plumber (c) answer
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) knife (c) crumb
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) whistle (c) answer
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) debt (c) foreign
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) listen (c) whole
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) answer (c) gnome
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) could (c) crumb
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) ghost
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) kneel (c) foreign
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) kneel

Answer key

  1. wrist
  2. l
  3. g
  4. would
  5. half
  6. b
  7. t
  8. l
  9. t
  10. castle
  11. b
  12. b
  13. knife
  14. crumb
  15. whistle
  16. g
  17. h
  18. l
  19. g
  20. k
  21. b
  22. t
  23. g
  24. t
  25. g
  26. b
  27. g
  28. salmon
  29. whole
  30. h
  31. w
  32. b
  33. gnome
  34. sign
  35. l
  36. ghost
  37. kneel
  38. h
  39. t
  40. gnat

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