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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 520 · 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) g (c) f
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
  3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) design
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) honest (c) yolk
  10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) folk (b) tomb (c) listen
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) talk (c) reign
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) gnome
  17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) knit (c) answer
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) wrap (c) knit
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) foreign (c) rhyme
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sign (c) knot
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) plumber (c) talk
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w

Answer key

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

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