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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 429 · 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 “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) walk (c) plumber
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) talk (c) debt
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) rhyme (c) gnome
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) fasten (c) knife
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) reign
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) yolk (c) salmon
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) half (c) fasten
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) knot
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sign (c) knot
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) knife (c) talk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) fasten (c) lamb
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) rhyme (c) listen

Answer key

  1. t
  2. honest
  3. debt
  4. g
  5. gnome
  6. w
  7. w
  8. g
  9. t
  10. w
  11. b
  12. b
  13. knife
  14. g
  15. rhino
  16. b
  17. g
  18. k
  19. l
  20. b
  21. g
  22. h
  23. h
  24. b
  25. g
  26. sword
  27. g
  28. half
  29. knot
  30. h
  31. t
  32. could
  33. w
  34. talk
  35. w
  36. t
  37. k
  38. b
  39. knit
  40. listen

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