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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 398 · 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 “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) foreign
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) could (c) lamb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) half (c) yolk
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) knit
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) wrist
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) comb (c) answer
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) rhino
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) gnat (c) honest
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) knot (c) could
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) tomb (c) kneel
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knife (b) gnome (c) wrap
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) debt (c) soften
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) fasten (c) gnome
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) comb (c) rhino
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r

Answer key

  1. w
  2. k
  3. rhyme
  4. h
  5. g
  6. b
  7. l
  8. g
  9. b
  10. t
  11. l
  12. w
  13. k
  14. b
  15. lamb
  16. soften
  17. l
  18. w
  19. yolk
  20. folk
  21. g
  22. h
  23. h
  24. comb
  25. h
  26. b
  27. write
  28. honest
  29. reign
  30. wrap
  31. l
  32. gnome
  33. debt
  34. l
  35. fasten
  36. whistle
  37. l
  38. g
  39. l
  40. g

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