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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 527 · 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 “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
  2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) knife (c) write
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
  5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) castle (c) kneel
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) could (c) write
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) comb (c) tomb
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrap (b) whole (c) knob
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) whole
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knight (b) knit (c) tomb
  24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) plumber (b) tomb (c) ghost
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) fasten (b) rhino (c) talk
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) knight
  31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) reign (b) plumber (c) sword
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
  34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) tomb (c) knot
  36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) foreign (c) knife
  37. 37.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) reign (c) answer

Answer key

  1. h
  2. g
  3. talk
  4. w
  5. g
  6. castle
  7. g
  8. g
  9. t
  10. t
  11. could
  12. would
  13. b
  14. w
  15. g
  16. knob
  17. k
  18. l
  19. whole
  20. k
  21. h
  22. g
  23. tomb
  24. ghost
  25. rhino
  26. w
  27. l
  28. t
  29. l
  30. crumb
  31. l
  32. plumber
  33. b
  34. k
  35. knot
  36. walk
  37. t
  38. l
  39. w
  40. answer

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