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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 452 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) reign (c) crumb
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) folk
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knit (c) gnat
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) could (c) comb
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) foreign (c) listen
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) soften (c) knife
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) soften
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) design (c) lamb
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) knob
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) reign (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) comb (c) soften
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) t (c) m
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
  38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w

Answer key

  1. b
  2. g
  3. h
  4. l
  5. walk
  6. t
  7. folk
  8. plumber
  9. t
  10. l
  11. b
  12. k
  13. could
  14. t
  15. wrap
  16. knife
  17. soften
  18. lamb
  19. h
  20. h
  21. knob
  22. reign
  23. foreign
  24. b
  25. g
  26. g
  27. b
  28. h
  29. w
  30. g
  31. w
  32. k
  33. b
  34. l
  35. w
  36. t
  37. l
  38. t
  39. k
  40. w

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