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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 455 · 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 “t”? (a) fasten (b) walk (c) gnome
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) reign (c) debt
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knife
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) talk (c) gnat
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sword (b) rhino (c) knot
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) answer (c) lamb
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) knit
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) sword (c) knit
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) plumber
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) sword (c) could
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m

Answer key

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

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