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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 483 · 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 “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) knob (c) folk
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) castle (c) wrist
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) walk (c) crumb
  14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) ghost (c) soften
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) lamb
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) gnome (c) wrap
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) half
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) reign (c) castle
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) could (c) talk
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) folk (c) rhyme
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w

Answer key

  1. k
  2. h
  3. g
  4. t
  5. sword
  6. t
  7. l
  8. l
  9. wrist
  10. g
  11. b
  12. g
  13. walk
  14. l
  15. ghost
  16. b
  17. whistle
  18. l
  19. l
  20. h
  21. k
  22. wrap
  23. design
  24. b
  25. castle
  26. t
  27. k
  28. g
  29. g
  30. l
  31. b
  32. t
  33. w
  34. debt
  35. g
  36. t
  37. g
  38. b
  39. folk
  40. w

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