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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 502 · 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 “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) listen (c) tomb
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
  9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) salmon (c) castle
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) wrist (c) foreign
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) listen (c) tomb
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) tomb (c) crumb
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) answer (c) knight
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) knob (c) listen
  24. 24.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) honest (c) gnome
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) could (c) doubt
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) write (c) answer
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) honest (c) knit
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) half (c) tomb
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) write

Answer key

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

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