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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 494 · 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 “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) b (c) m
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) h (c) l
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) comb
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) wrap (c) design
  20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) debt (b) reign (c) listen
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) ghost (c) knife
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) tomb (c) knob
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) crumb (c) doubt
  27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) wrap
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) write (c) ghost
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) tomb (c) reign
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t

Answer key

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

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