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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 544 · 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 word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) rhino (c) foreign
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) crumb
  4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) yolk (c) design
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) write
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) design (c) could
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  19. 19.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) whistle (c) knife
  23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
  28. 28.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) castle (c) wrap
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) listen
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) doubt (c) walk
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhyme (b) answer (c) sign
  32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) t (c) s
  33. 33.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) whole (c) knob
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) wrist (c) foreign
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) folk (c) knob
  39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) half
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s

Answer key

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

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