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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 430 · 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 “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) yolk (c) wrist
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) reign
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) reign (c) tomb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) tomb
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) comb (c) answer
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) kneel (c) honest
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) plumber (c) wrist
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) write (b) talk (c) knight
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) plumber (b) comb (c) castle
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) foreign (c) half

Answer key

  1. g
  2. b
  3. t
  4. w
  5. k
  6. yolk
  7. b
  8. w
  9. k
  10. t
  11. g
  12. reign
  13. l
  14. l
  15. h
  16. w
  17. k
  18. w
  19. b
  20. l
  21. k
  22. g
  23. tomb
  24. wrap
  25. b
  26. w
  27. l
  28. h
  29. comb
  30. honest
  31. h
  32. h
  33. knife
  34. t
  35. w
  36. talk
  37. castle
  38. w
  39. b
  40. half

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